Legal Opinion
Films by Jove, Inc. v. Berov
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 8, 2003No. 1:98-cv-07674PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
This litigation began in December of 1998 when plaintiffs Films By Jove, Inc. (“FBJ”) and Soyuzmultfilm Studio (“SMS” 1 ) brought an action for copyright infringement, breach of contract, unfair competition, and RICO violations against Joseph Berov (“Berov”), Natasha Orlova, Rigma America Corporation, and the St. Petersburg Publishing House and Group. A state-owned Russian company, the Federal State Unitarian Enterprise So-yuzmultfilm Studio (“FSUESMS”), subsequently intervened as a third-party plaintiff. 2 The central dispute between the parties…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Norex Petroleum Ltd. v. Access Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
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