Legal Opinion
Mallon v. Marshall
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-40027-TSHPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
HILLMAN, District Judge.
Background
Plaintiff, Andrew Mallon (“Plaintiff’) has filed a Complaint against defendants, John Marshall and Dennis Goebel (“Defendants”) asking the Court for declaratory judgment that he is the co-author of a scientific research paper, under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. Defendants filed separate motions to dismiss the Complaint, which are argued in a joint Memorandum. For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is denied.
Facts
Plaintiff joined the Defendant Marshall’s laboratory at…
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