VIDIVIXI, LLC v. Grattan

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge

This is a case about an unfortunate falling out between former friends and business partners in a firm that designs high-end furniture. The firm is incongruously known as ‘VIDIVIXI,” an apparent play on the well-known phrase: “Veni, vidi, vici,” — “I came, I saw, I conquered.” Julius Caesar allegedly used the Latin boast to describe a speedy and decisive military victory,1 but there is nothing particularly salutary about the parties’ current relationship in this case.

The plaintiffs VIDIVIXI, LLC and Francis Timothy Bradley (collectively,…