A rhythm and blues artist, a pre-holiday meal that ended in disaster and an allegedly dangerous bathroom tile sealer all are the subject of suits filed recently in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.

The R&B artist-also known for his soul and funk music-is the late Curtis Mayfield, a singer and songwriter with The Impressions and the architect of the Grammy-nominated film soundtrack for the 1970s-era movie “Superfly.” Mayfield’s name and image are so valuable, according to a suit filed Feb. 21 by The Mayfield Family Trust, that cybersquatters have misappropriated them.

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