Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Forrest
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided February 16, 2018No. 14 Civ. 1304 (PAE) (AJP), 14 Civ. 1307 (PAE) (AJP)PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul A. Engelmayer, United States District Judge
These consolidated cases arise out of the termination of a longstanding business relationship between plaintiff James H. Fischer and defendants Stephen T. Forrest, Jr., Sandra F. Forrest, Shane R. Gebauer, and Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, Inc. ("Brushy" and collectively, "Defendants"). Fischer alleges that the Defendants used his likeness and proprietary text and images to promote their own competing knock-off version of his product, Bee-Quick, a honey harvesting aid. He brings claims under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. , the Digital…
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