Two attorneys filed a class action against West and LexisNexis in federal district court Feb. 22, alleging that the legal databases violated the copyrights of class members by copying, digitizing and selling their briefs and legal filings without authorization (White v. West Publishing Corp., S.D.N.Y., 12 CV 1340).
Attorneys Sue Databases for Using Briefs.
Edward L. White and Kenneth Elan, attorneys licensed in Oklahoma and New York, respectively, brought this class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that West Publishing Corp. d/b/a West and Reed Elsevier Inc. d/b/a ...
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