Legal Opinion

TD Bank NA v. Vernon Hill, II

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 1, 2019No. 16-2897PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.

This case marks the latest chapter in the bitter feud between Commerce Bank, which has since merged with TD Bank, and its former CEO, Vernon W. Hill, II. See generally Hill v. TD Bank, NA , 586 F. App'x 874 (3d Cir. 2014) ; Commerce Bancorp, LLC v. Hill , No. 08-cv-5628, 2010 WL 2545166 (D.N.J. June 18, 2010). Beset by acrimony, TD Bank filed this copyright lawsuit against Hill, alleging that a portion of his 2012 book infringes a neglected manuscript that Hill co-authored while CEO of Commerce Bank. In enjoining Hill from publishing or marketing his book, the District…

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