Smith v. Little, Brown & Company

McLEAN, District Judge.

This is an action for alleged plagiarism of plaintiff’s uncopyrighted, unpublished manuscript. Plaintiff seeks an injunction, an accounting of profits and punitive damages.

The action was begun in the Supreme Court, New York County, and was removed by defendant to this court. Edith Patterson Meyer, named a defendant, was not served. The action went to trial against Little, Brown & Company as the sole defendant.

Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship.

I find the facts to be as follows:

Plaintiff is a lawyer who has done some legal writing. In earlier years she…