3rd Circuit Upholds Denial Of Fee Request In Copyright Row

Mealey's (September 17, 2020, 1:26 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 16  found that it need not answer the question of whether the voluntary dismissal of copyright infringement claims renders a defendant a "prevailing party" for purposes of an award of attorney fees because a New Jersey federal judge correctly deemed the defendant unentitled to such an award (Morning Sun Books Inc. v. Uncle Dave's Brass Model Trains, No. 18-3510, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 29448)....