$4.86M Verdict Secured for Artist in Major Copyright Case Against Flora, Inc.
Congratulations to DeWitt LLP law firm partner, Harry E. Van Camp who, with the assistance of several members of the litigation team at DeWitt’s Madison office, and client, Amy Lee Sullivan, dba Design Kit welcomed their federal jury verdict of $4,865,561 in a U.S. copyright dispute with Flora, Inc. This was the second time they prevailed with a federal jury verdict against Flora, Inc. The first jury awarded Sullivan $3.6 million in statutory damages which was reversed on appeal by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The second jury awarded Sullivan $4,865,561 in statutory damages
This Western District of Wisconsin case, Sullivan v. Flora, Inc. 3:15-cv-00298-jdp has pitted a solo artist, represented by DeWitt, LLP against an international corporation for Flora’s repeated intentional infringement of 33 of Sullivan’s graphic illustrations. The result reinforces the notion that artists should be fairly compensated for use of their copyrighted works and acknowledges the importance of artists taking steps to legally protect such work.
DeWitt LLP is proud of the work of this team and grateful that our client will receive the compensation that two federal juries have concluded she is owed.