Companies push court for rulings on Freestyle Music Park

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A financial firm and automaker are pressing for rulings against Freestyle Music Park, after the park failed to answer lawsuits filed against it.

Tetra Financial Group and BMW filed separate requests in federal court, calling for a default ruling to be issued against Freestyle for the park's failure to respond. A default ruling would find Freestyle at fault and require it to pay the damages.

Tetra originally filed suit against Freestyle in September for failure to pay a $400,000 debt, but the park has not reacted by pleading or defending itself, according to court documents filed last week. FPI MB Entertainment, Freestyle's owner, inherited the debt owed to Tetra Financial Group when it bought the former Hard Rock Park out of bankruptcy in 2009.

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On Jan. 12, BMW sued FPI MB because representatives from the company said cars of Freestyle Music Park's Round About ride look similar to the BMW Mini and that the park hadn't signed a contract with the company to use the likeness in a ride. The automaker filed its request for a default ruling in March.

Freestyle closed last year after a disappointing summer season and the park will not reopen unless it finds new investors, according to park officials. The park continues to actively pursue new investment.

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