Legal Opinion
Galerie Furstenberg v. Coffaro
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 14, 1988No. 88 Civ. 355 (LLS)PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
Galerie Furstenberg is a French corporation which sells works of art and purportedly holds the exclusive rights to certain drawings and etchings by Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali. It alleges that defendants (art merchants and retail outlets) advertised, distributed and sold counterfeit Dali reproductions since December 1980. Plaintiff sues under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986), alleging predicate act violations of mail and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343 (1982), and the federal…
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