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The accord between guitarist Craig Chaquico and
defendants including David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin and others
resolved a breach-of-contract lawsuit over performances and
merchandising since the January 2016 death of co-founder Paul
Kantner.
Terms were not disclosed, but the parties "have settled this
entire matter," according to a Monday filing from their lawyers
in San Francisco federal court. U.S. District Judge Vince
Chhabria dismissed the case on Tuesday.
"Hopefully everything has been put to rest," Julia Greer, a
lawyer for the defendants, said in an interview. Chaquico's
lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to court papers, band members agreed to retire the
Jefferson Starship name in 1985 after Kantner left, and Chaquico
later allowed "only Kantner" to use it upon returning.
Chaquico sued after Kantner died, but use of the Jefferson
Starship name continued.
Known for the 1975 song "Miracles," a No. 3 hit sung by Marty
Balin, Jefferson Starship formed following the breakup of
Jefferson Airplane, whose 1960s hits "Somebody to Love" and
"White Rabbit" featured singer Grace Slick. Kantner and Balin
were also member of Jefferson Airplane.
Jefferson Starship evolved in the mid-1980s into Starship, known
for the No. 1 hits "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna
Stop Us Now."
The case is Chaquico v Freiberg et al, U.S. District Court,
Northern District of California, No. 17-02423.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, editing by Bill
Berkrot)
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