Howard v. Jenny's Country Kitchen, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.

This lawsuit arises from plaintiff Vicky Howard’s creation of certain licensed artistic works. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Jenny’s Country Kitchen, Inc. sold and distributed products containing labels that were copied from or were substantially similar to her works. She asserts claims against defendant for copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. When defendant faded to file a timely answer or otherwise respond to plaintiffs complaint, plaintiff moved for a default judgment. After…