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Batesville Services, Inc. v. Cremation Options, LLC et al
Plaintiff has sold cremation casket goods under the OPTIONS trademark since 1993. Defendants have been operating a competing website (www.cremationoptions.com) since 2002 that allegedly infringes on Plaintiff’s trademarks and copyrights in images of cremation goods.
Court Case Number: 4:10-cv-00129-RLY-WGH
File Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Plaintiff: Batesville Services, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Karen K. Gaunt of Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Defendant: Cremation Options, LLC, http://www.cremationoptions.com, Dustin Rhodes, Joseph Salvatore Damiano Sr., A.J. Styles, John Does 1-3
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, False Designation of Origin, False Advertising, Violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Copyright Infringement, Indiana Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Richard L. Young
Referred To: Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr.