11th Circuit Reverses Prejudicial Dismissal Of Copyright, Trademark Row

Mealey's (November 12, 2020, 2:52 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — In an Oct. 29 holding, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a Florida federal judge’s dismissal with prejudice of a copyright and trademark case for lack of prosecution was an abuse of discretion because the judge earlier told the plaintiff that dismissal would be without prejudice (The Lasswell Foundation for Learning and Laughter Inc., et al. v. Timothy Schwartz, No. 20-10263, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 34195)....