UNCLAIMED PROPERTY RECOVERY SERVICE v. KAPLAN

Docket No. 12-4030.

734 F.3d 142 (2013)

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY RECOVERY SERVICE, INC., Bernard Gelb, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norman Alan KAPLAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Batista , Paul Batista, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Norman Alan Kaplan, Great Neck, NY, pro se.

Before: LEVAL, KATZMANN, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns a novel attempt to use copyright law in furtherance of sharp litigation practices. Plaintiffs-Appellants Unclaimed Property Recovery Service, Inc. ("UPRS") and Bernard Gelb authorized the clients of Defendant-Appellee Attorney Norman Kaplan to file a legal complaint and exhibits that were written and compiled by Gelb and in which UPRS and Gelb claim copyright. The plaintiffs contend...

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