The late Andy Warhol sued by the late Richard Toelk?
That's right: A dead guy is suing a dead guy. The estate of Andy Warhol is being sued by the daughter and two sons of Richard Toelk because Andy Warhol and director Paul Morrissey allegedly tortured Toelk when he was only 14 years old. The torture amounted to filming him while he was smoking marijuana, which the complaint referred to as "child pornography." The suit is grounded on the use of that footage in a movie, "All Aboard to Dreamland Choo Choo," on which the estate of Andy Warhol is still making money.
They also sue on the basis of my favorite tort: negligent infliction of emotional distress. In Count 3, the plaintiff alleges that the continued distribution of the movies places the family in a false light. Whatever the merits of this suit generally, the judge should probably deal with Count 3 by simply prescribing them some Prozac.
