Hester v. Neverson et al Featured Case

Television personality David Hester of A&E's 'Storage Wars' reality TV show, filed a trademark lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that his "Yuuup!" moniker does not infringe upon rapper Trey Songz's purported intellectual property claims to variations of the phrase.

Plaintiff: David Hester
Defendant: Tremaine Neverson and Trey Songz Productions, L.L.C.
Case Number: 1:2011cv08163
Filed: November 15, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: XX Out of State
Presiding Judge: Katherine B. Forrest
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2201
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 2, 2012 Filing 23 ANSWER to 20 Amended Complaint., COUNTERCLAIM against David Hester. Document filed by Trey Songz Productions, L.L.C., Tremaine Neverson.(Licht, Jeremy)
March 13, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER denying as moot 14 Motion to Dismiss. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff David Hester's complaint (Dkt. No.1) is DENIED AS MOOT upon plaintiff's filing of his Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 20). The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate defendants' motion (Dkt. No. 14). (Signed by Judge Katherine B. Forrest on 3/13/2012) (mro)
March 8, 2012 Filing 20 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint against Tremaine Neverson, Trey Songz Productions, L.L.C. Document filed by David Hester. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by David Hester.(cd)
November 10, 2011 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Tremaine Neverson, Trey Songz Productions, L.L.C. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 1021647)Document filed by David Hester.(tro)

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Plaintiff: David Hester
Represented By: Kieran Gerard Doyle
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Defendant: Tremaine Neverson
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