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Color Me Badd founding members in court over band name dispute

02 Tuesday Jul 2019

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Entertainment Law, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Musicians, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, State Unfair Competition

Two members of the formerly popular R&B group “Color Me Badd” are in a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana over the ability of one member to continue using the band’s name in his ongoing solo career.

The named Plaintiff, Bryan Abrams, and Defendant, Mark Calderon, have a recent history of quarreling, including a physical altercation on stage in 2018 that led to Abram’s arrest.

In this lawsuit filed on Monday, July 1, Abrams is challenging Calderon’s ability to use the Color Me Badd name for his solo career, while Calderon (via his attorney) maintains that “Mr. Calderon and Mr. Abrams have equal right to use and exploit the mark provided each party accounts to the other for such use.”

Check out the Complaint (below) for a more detailed history of the parties and Color Me Badd. Stay tuned for updates to see how the parties resolve their band name dispute.

CMB Entertainment, LLC et al v. Mark Calderon and Pyramid Entertainment Group, Inc.

Court Case Number: 1:19-cv-02703-RLY-DML
File Date: Monday, July 1, 2019
Plaintiff: CMB Entertainment, LLC, Bryan Abrams
Plaintiff Counsel: James J. Ammeen, Jr. of Ammeen Valenzuela Associates LLP., Brian D. Caplan of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
Defendant: Mark Calderon, Pyramid Entertainment Group, Inc.
Cause
: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, State Unfair Competition, Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Richard L. Young
Referred To: Debra McVicker Lynch

Complaint:

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Sign Company sues Former Employee for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition

18 Monday Apr 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Northern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices, Illinois Trademark Infringement, John E. Martin, Jr., Robert L. Miller, State Trademark Infringement, State Unfair Competition, Tortious Interference with a Business Relationship, Tortious Interference with a Prospective Economic Advantage

Defendant, a former employee of Plaintiff, is alleged to use have used Plaintiff’s company resources to benefit his own competing business. The Complaint (below) describes in detail (truly…the Complaint goes up to Exhibit JJJ) how Defendant apparently falsely claimed credit for Plaintiff’s past achievements and client relationships.

Stay tuned for updates.

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Landmark Signs Inc v. I C U Outdoor Advertising LLC et al

Court Case Number: 2:16-cv-00128-RLM-JEM
File Date: Friday, April 15, 2016
Plaintiff: Landmark Signs Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Cori A. Mathis of Hilbrich Cunningham Dobosz Vinovich & Sandoval, LLC
Defendant: I C U Advertising LLC, Lawrence M. Yurko
Cause: Federal Unfair Competition, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, State Unfair Competition, Tortious Interference with a Business Relationship, Tortious Interference with a Prospective Economic Advantage, Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Trademark Infringement, State Trademark Infringement, Illinois Trademark Infringement
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Referred To: John E. Martin

Complaint:

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Lioness Vizions v. Rhasha Hoosier

25 Wednesday Jan 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Operating Agreement, Civil Theft, Common Law Unfair Competition, Copyright Infringement, Right of Publicity, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Dissolution

Lioness Vizions, LLC et al v. Rhasha Hoosier et al

Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-00109-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Plaintiff: Lioness Vizions, LLC, Angenita Childs, Delina Hill-Brooker
Plaintiff Counsel: Trezanay Michelle Atkins of The Brand Infringement Firm
Defendant: Rhasha Hoosier, Mikel Hoosier, Reign Media Group, Romantic Reign Group
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Wrongful Dissolution, Right of Publicity Infringement, Breach of Operating Agreement, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Theft, Tortious Interference, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Susan Lynch v. Math-U-See

04 Saturday Jun 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Northern District of Indiana

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Accounting, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Good Faith, Christopher A. Nuechterlein, Copyright Infringement, Jon E. DeGuilio, Litigation Update, Promissory Estoppel, Tortious Interference with Contract, Tortious Interference with Prospective Business Relations, Unjust Enrichment, Unjust Quantum Meruit, Violation of Law 75 of Puerto Rico, Violation of Tennessee Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of the Idaho Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of the Illinois Franchise Act, Violation of the Illinois Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of the Indiana Franchise Act, Wrongful Conversion of Customer List

Susan Lynch et al v. Math-U-See Inc et al

Court Case Number: 3:11-cv-00233-JD -CAN
File Date: Friday, June 03, 2011
Plaintiff: Susan Lynch, Math-U-See Indiana Inc, Lisa Angle, Jim Angle
Plaintiff Counsel: Brent E Inabnit, Joshua A Visser of Sopko Nussbaum Inabnit & Kaczmarek
Defendant: Math-U-See Inc, Steven Demme, Ethan Demme
Cause: Breach of Contract, Breach of Good Faith, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Violation of the Indiana Franchise Act, Violation of Illinois Franchise Act, Violation of the Idaho Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of Illinois Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of Tennessee Unfair Trade Practices Act, Violation of Law 75 of Puerto Rico, Tortious Interference with Contract, Tortious Interference with Prospective Business Relations, Wrongful Conversion of Customer List, Promissory Estoppel, Unjust Enrichment/Quantum Meruit, Copyright Infringement, Accounting,
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Jon E DeGuilio
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein

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Indiana Trade Secret Litigation Update – Ray’s Trash Service, Inc. v. Robert Miller et al

28 Thursday Oct 2010

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trade Secret

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Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Computer Trespass, Conversion, Debra McVicker Lynch, Litigation Update, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Replevin, Tanya Walton Pratt, Tortious Interference with Contractual Business Relations

Ray’s Trash Service, Inc. v. Robert Miller et al

The Defendant individuals were former employees of Plaintiff, Ray’s Trash Service, Indy’s largest recycling and waste disposal operation. Following their resignation, the Defendants allegedly entered into a campaign to solicit Plaintiff’s customers, in violation of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses from Plaintiff’s employment agreement.  Companies, do you have proper agreements in place with your key employees?

This case was removed from Hendricks County Superior Court.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01302-TWP-DML
File Date: Monday, October 18, 2010
Plaintiff: Ray’s Trash Service, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Christopher C. Murray, Todd J. Kaiser of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart
Defendant: Robert Miller, Vicki Murphy, C&A Express, Inc., Todd Roberts
Defendant Counsel: William O. Harrington and Bettie Harrington on behalf of Robert Miller, Amanda L. Asbury and Anthony Scott Chinn on behalf of remaining Defendants
Cause: Replevin, Conversion, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Tortious Interference with Contractual Business Relations, Computer Trespass
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

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