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Porter v. Combs

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
May 15, 2015
105 F. Supp. 3d 872 (N.D. Ill. 2015)

Summary

denying motion to dismiss premised on similar argument because the plaintiff "does not need to allege the specific amount of damages at this stage."

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Opinion

15–cv–0523

05-15-2015

Justin Porter, Plaintiff, v. John Combs, Team One LaCrosse, LLC, and SMP Team One, LLC, Defendants.

Charles Eddie Smith, Jr., Aasim Rasheed Cunningham, Cunningham & Smith Law Group, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff. Matthew Paul Barrette, Sullivan Hincks & Conway, Oak Brook, IL, Benjamin Eli Haskin, Aronberg Goldgehn, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


Charles Eddie Smith, Jr., Aasim Rasheed Cunningham, Cunningham & Smith Law Group, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Matthew Paul Barrette, Sullivan Hincks & Conway, Oak Brook, IL, Benjamin Eli Haskin, Aronberg Goldgehn, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION


Summaries of

Porter v. Combs

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
May 15, 2015
105 F. Supp. 3d 872 (N.D. Ill. 2015)

denying motion to dismiss premised on similar argument because the plaintiff "does not need to allege the specific amount of damages at this stage."

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explaining that to survive a motion to dismiss, plaintiff was not required to plead "specific financial gains" earned by owner of lacrosse club due to club's infringing use of plaintiff's logo on apparel, merchandise and team equipment

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Case details for

Porter v. Combs

Case Details

Full title:Justin Porter, Plaintiff, v. John Combs, Team One LaCrosse, LLC, and SMP…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

Date published: May 15, 2015

Citations

105 F. Supp. 3d 872 (N.D. Ill. 2015)
2015 Copr. L. Dec. P. 30
114 U.S.P.Q.2d 1925

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