Mealey's (October 18, 2016, 12:23 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — An Ohio federal judge on Oct. 17 denied a commercial property’s insurer motion to intervene in a copyright infringement dispute, finding that the insurer lacks a substantial interest in the case and that the insurance action would not share questions of law or fact with the copyright lawsuit (Design Basics LLC v. A.J. Bokar Building Company Inc. d/b/a Willow Wood Homes, No. 16-669, N.D. Ohio; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143464).

(Opinion and order available.  Document #13-161020-014Z.)

On March 18, 2016, Design Basics LLC sued...