LaCHAPELLE v. TORRES

No. 12-CV-9362 (VEC).

37 F.Supp.3d 672 (2014)

David LaCHAPELLE, an individual, and David LaChapelle Studios, Inc., a New York Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Fred TORRES, an individual d/b/a Fred Torres Collaborations and Fine Art Account, Inc., a corporation d/b/a Fred Torres Collaborations, and James Parmenter, an individual, Defendant. Fine Art Account, Inc., a New York Corporation d/b/a Fred Torres Collaborations and Fred Torres, Counterclaimants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. David LaChapelle and David LaChapelle Studios, Inc., a New York Corporation, Ghretta Hynd, Kumi Tanimura, Michael Mockler, Kendra Dacey, Vickie Arndt, Michelle Leedy, Simone Zucharello, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Inc., Racine Berkow Associates, Inc., a New York Corporation, and Michael Anderson, Counterclaim and Third-Party Defendants.

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

Signed August 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren J. Wachtler , Paul D. Montelare , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York, NY, Patricia H. Benson , Gilbert S. Lee , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Michael Munjun Yi , Lee Anav Chung, LLP, New York, NY, Benjamin Suess , Scuraoer & Schoenberg, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION & ORDER

VALERIE CAPRONI, District Judge.

This lawsuit, arising from the acrimonious demise of the relationship between an artist, Plaintiff David LaChapelle, and his agent, Defendant Fred Torres, was commenced on December 21, 2012. As the case currently stands after three amended complaints, LaChapelle and David LaChapelle Studios, Inc. ("DLC Studios") have claims against Torres and Fine Art Account, Inc., doing business...

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