Legal Opinion
Mid America Title Company v. James F. Kirk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1993No. 91-3896PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Mid America Title Company (Mid America) brought suit against James F. Kirk and Attorneys’ Title Company (Attorneys’ Title) for damages arising from an alleged infringement of Mid America’s copyright on its property title commitment. The magistrate judge recommended that the copyright count go forward but that the accompanying state law-based misappropriation claim be dismissed. The defendants objected to the recommendation with respect to the copyright claim. The district court agreed with the defendants and dismissed the copyright infringement claim for failure to state…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Jetform Corp. v. Unisys Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998
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