Legal Opinion

Michael A. Chirco Dominic J. Moceri v. Crosswinds Communities, Inc., and Bernard Glieberman

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 10, 2007No. 05-1715PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, Michael Chirco and Dominic Moceri, are Detroit-area real estate developers who brought suit against Crosswinds Communities and its principal shareholder, Bernard Glieberman, alleging that the defendants had copied the plaintiffs’ architectural design for a “twelve-plex” condominium building, which was protected by copyright and to which they had exclusive rights of construction. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, finding that they had been prejudiced by unnecessary delay between the time the plaintiffs…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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