KRAMER v. POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION

No. 94 Civ. 7068 (HB).

890 F.Supp. 250 (1995)

David KRAMER, Plaintiff, v. The POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION, The Pollock-Krasner Authentication Board, Inc., Sotheby's, Inc., and Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Person, New York City, for plaintiff.

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., New York City (Ronald D. Spencer, Michael F. Maschio, Joseph H. Lessem, of counsel), for defendants the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Authentication Bd., Inc.

Berger Stern & Webb, New York City (Peter R. Stern, Jonathan A. Olsoff, of counsel), for defendant Sotheby's, Inc.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed, New York City (Norman C. Kleinberg, Michael E. Salzman, Aviva L. Wernick, of counsel), for defendant Christie, Manson & Woods Intern., Inc.


OPINION AND ORDER

BAER, District Judge:

This tempest in the art world involves defendants' alleged monopolization of the market in Jackson Pollock paintings. Defendants moved, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to dismiss plaintiff's antitrust and related claims. Defendants also moved for an order imposing sanctions on plaintiff's counsel under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons stated...

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