BottlecAPPS Secures Favorable Settlement on the Eve of Trial

Stradling client Critical Telephone Applications d/b/a BottlecAPPS was sued twice in the Central District of California and once in the Northern District of Texas for copyright infringement (approximately 150 images in total) by a serial copyright litigant.  The asserted images were plain-white-background “bottle shots” with a very industry-standard look.  Stradling litigated all aspects of the case and prepared for two consecutive trials in mid June in the CDCA, but was ultimately able to achieve a global settlement of all three cases days before trial following a mediation by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim of the CDCA for approximately 1/6 of the plaintiff’s latest pre-mediation demand.

Henning Schmidt led the team for this matter, which also included Bill Parrish, Doug Hahn, Steve Hanle, and Ahmad Takouche. Elizabeth Forbes and Roseanne Becker provided critical paralegal and administrative support.