Crowe Dunlevy Secures Partial Dismissal in Copyright and Unfair Competition Dispute

Crowe Dunlevy represented a defendant in a federal lawsuit involving allegations of copyright infringement related to specialized behavioral health training materials. In an early and significant ruling, the Firm successfully obtained dismissal of claims for common law unfair competition and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. The defense team argued that the claims were barred by the applicable statute of limitations and demonstrated that the plaintiff had knowledge of the alleged conduct more than two years before filing suit. The court agreed and rejected the plaintiff’s efforts to preserve the claims through tolling arguments. The ruling eliminated multiple causes of action, substantially narrowed the scope of the litigation, and strengthened the client’s position as the case proceeds on the remaining claims.