Adelman v. Christy

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge. 1

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff Margaret Adelman (“Adel-man”) brings a multi-count action against defendants Martha Christy (“Christy”) and Joseph Christy (“Joseph Christy”) (husband and wife, collectively, “the Christys”), Future Med, Inc. (“Future Med”) and TriMedica, Inc. (“TriMedica”). The thrust of Adelman’s action is that Christy 2 improperly used Adelman’s research work in order to write a book on a medical practice known as “urine therapy.” Christy admittedly wrote a urine therapy book, but royalties and copyright rights from that book, as…