Pro-Med Clinical Systems, L.L.C. v. Utopia Provider Systems, Inc.

Pro-Med Clinical Systems, L.L.C., petitions for a writ of prohibition seeking to prevent the circuit court from proceeding with a breach of contract action filed by respondent, Utopia Provider Systems, Inc. Pro-Med argues that Utopia’s claims regarding a breach of a licensing agreement is a claim of copyright infringement, which is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts. The trial court denied Pro-Med’s motion to dismiss, finding that Utopia’s claim did not sound in copyright. Pro-Med now seeks a writ of prohibition, arguing that the circuit court lacks subject matter…