COACH, INC. v. GOODFELLOW

No. 12-5666.

717 F.3d 498 (2013)

COACH, INC. and Coach Services, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Frederick GOODFELLOW, dba the Southwest Flea Market, aka 3rd Street Flea Market, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen R. Leffler , Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. J. Britt Phillips , Sutter O'Connell Co., Franklin, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Stephen R. Leffler , Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. J. Britt Phillips , Sutter O'Connell Co., Franklin, Tennessee, Matthew C. O'Connell , Sutter O'Connell Co., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: NORRIS, COOK and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a question the Sixth Circuit has not directly addressed: Can a flea market operator be held contributorially liable for trademark infringement by vendors? Plaintiffs brought suit under the Lanham Act, alleging a Memphis flea market operator is liable for sales of counterfeit products at his flea market. The district court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary...

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