Legal Opinion
Seymour Auerbach v. Sverdrup Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 23, 1987No. 86-5235PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
An architect who rendered his services in designing a parking garage for the National Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. seeks compensation for the alleged copyright infringement of his plans for the Union Station Parking Garage. The district court dismissed the complaint for want of jurisdiction because the court found that the United States “authorized or consented” to the alleged infringement by appellees, and therefore, pursuant to a statutory waiver of immunity, 28 U.S.C. § 1498(b), appellant’s claim must be brought against the United States in the Claims Court.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Soriano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Leesona Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Victor Herbert v. National Academy of SciencesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Springfield Terminal Railway Company David A. Fink v. Francis X. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- John C. Boyle, Paintiff-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Jetform Corp. v. Unisys Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998
- Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. v. Shaw Environmental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
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