Legal Opinion
Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 15, 2015No. 12 Civ. 6065(PAE)PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
This decision resolves a post-trial application for attorneys’ fees and costs. Between May 27 and June 5, 2014, the Court presided over a jury trial in which the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys and affiliated plaintiffs1 (collectively, the “Beastie *37Boys”) pursued claims against Monster Energy Company (“Monster”), the beverage company. The jury found for the Beastie Boys on all claims — for copyright infringement in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and false endorsement in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Blanchard v. BergeronSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of Albany & Albany County Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Millea v. Metro-North RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by105 opinions
- Raja v. BurnsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2022
- Division 1181 Amalgamated Transit Union—New York Employees Pension Fund v. D & A Bus Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 2017
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Book Dog Books, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Prana Hospitality, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
- Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of PomonaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2016
100 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.