Michaels Stores, Artist Reach Settlement to End Trade Dress Suit

Michaels Cos. settled claims with a ceramics artist who alleged the retailer copied several of her sculptures without her consent.

Katharine Morling and the company filed a stipulation of dismissal Tuesday to Judge Vernon S. Broderick of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, after they reached a settlement in principle earlier this month. Morling sued Michaels in 2023, alleging the company reproduced or copied “numerous details” of several of her works for its own commercial benefit. Morling asserted claims of trade dress and copyright infringement, and filed a similar lawsuit last year against the ...