Art Akiane LLC v. Art & SoulWorks LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ART AKIANE LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19-cv-02952 v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang ART & SOULWORKS LLC, ) CAROL CORNELIUSON, ) CARPENTREE, INC, and ) VIRGINIA HOBSON, ) ) Defendants / Counter-Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) AKIANE ART GALLERY, LLC ) AKIANE KRAMARIK, ) ) Counter-Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case arises out of the collapse of a longstanding business relationship be- tween artist Akiane Kramarik and the company that used to distribute Akiane’s orig- inal artwork.1 The original lawsuit was…