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RAGAN v. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

No. 22-3355.

91 F.4th 1267 (2024)

Ronald RAGAN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Gregory William Keenan , of Floral Park, NY. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Kenneth N. Caldwell , of Kansas City, MO., Andrew Benedict Grimm , of Omaha, NE., Edward N. Foster , of Kansas City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Ryan Justin Schletzbaum , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Michael Hayes , of Kansas City, MO.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.

Ronald Ragan claims Berkshire Hathaway Automotive Inc. (BHA) copied his single-page car dealership customer intake form ("Guest Sheet") without his permission. Under federal copyright law, this case boils down to whether the Guest Sheet exhibits a sufficient degree of creativity. It does not, and for that reason, we affirm...

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