FOLEY v. LUSTER

No. 99-14123.

249 F.3d 1281 (2001)

Tim FOLEY, individually, Connie Foley, individually, et al., Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellees, v. Mahaleel Lee LUSTER, individually, d.b.a. Go Diamond Productions, d.b.a. Lustervision, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Decided: May 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Kashi, Sperry, Shapiro & Kashi, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Luster.

Stephen J. McDonald, McDonald & Crawford, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Donald E. Christopher, Litchford & Christopher, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellees.

Before BIRCH and HULL, Circuit Judges, and TIDWELL, District Judge.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

In this opinion, we decide whether a state common law claim for indemnification is preempted by the Copyright Act, whether a jury instruction was confusing, and whether the claimants in an indemnity action were required to apportion damages among defendant Luster and others that potentially played a role in the copyright infringement. The district court denied Luster's motion for judgment as a matter of law on all three issues and we AFFIRM....

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