[E-trademarks] Hivemind thoughts on the Luke Combs counterfeiting case?

[Tim Ackermann]

Prof. Sarah Burstein's been all over these cases too, e.g.,
https://bsky.app/profile/design-law.bsky.social/post/3kgyb3a3jzf2d .
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On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 8:53 AM Edward Timberlake via E-trademarks <
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> Lots more where that came from (called "Schedule A" cases):
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> https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/09/schedule-a-sad-scheme-plaintiff-sanctioned-for-fraud-on-the-court-xped-v-respect-the-look.htm
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> Sincerely,
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> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:45 AM Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <
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>> Thanks.  I read about this case.  Hadn’t seen the article, but I had the
>> same thought—it was a bit weird that Combs apparently didn’t know who he
>> was suing.  I also thought it was kind of crazy that he got default
>> judgments for $250K in statutory damages.  I realize that statutory damages
>> aren’t the same as actual damages, but it was my recollection from my
>> litigation days that even if you got a default judgment you still had to
>> put on evidence of what your damages actually were.  Hard to see how a
>> court actually hearing about a counterfeiter with a couple of hundred
>> dollars in sales would have awarded a $250K judgment.
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>> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
>> Behalf Of *Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 20, 2023 8:46 AM
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>> *Cc:* Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
>> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Hivemind thoughts on the Luke Combs
>> counterfeiting case?
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>> When the client doesn’t realize that very little people are being sued
>> and isn’t happy about it. (I realize that Above the Law is kind of snarky,
>> but still, the column raises a valid question.)
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