SUPERIOR FORM BUILDERS v. DAN CHASE TAXIDERMY SUPPLY

No. 2:93cv940.

881 F.Supp. 1021 (1994)

SUPERIOR FORM BUILDERS, Plaintiff, v. DAN CHASE TAXIDERMY SUPPLY CO., INC., Dan Chase, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

September 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Hunter Woodward, Jr., Gregory Albert Giordano, Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano & Kahle, P.C., Virginia Beach, VA, Fleetwood Prince Butler, Griffin, Butler, Whisenhut & Kurtossy, Arlington, VA, for Superior Form Builders.

Frank Grey LaPrade, III, Amy Tredway Holt, John Washington Burke, III, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Richmond, VA, Mark Steven Davis, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Norfolk, VA, Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr., McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Richmond, VA, for Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co., Inc., Dan Chase.

Amy Tredway Holt, John Washington Burke, III, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Richmond, VA, for Lilly Chase.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Plaintiff filed this suit alleging copyright infringement by defendants. Plaintiff is the owner of four copyrights that have been registered with the United States Copyright Office for taxidermy forms or mannequins: two raccoons, a deer, and an otter. The forms are made through a multi-step process. First, the sculptor studies live animals. Then, he uses...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases