LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles fabrics business is suing garment vendors, alleging copyright infringement.
Star Fabrics Inc. filed a complaint Sept. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against CIti Trends Inc., Pride & Joys Inc., David & Young Group Corp., and Does 1 through 10, alleging the defendants illegally copied and reproduced the plaintiff's copyrighted fabric designs.
According to the complaint, Star Fabrics . suffered damages from having its two-dimensional designs illegally copied. The plaintiff alleges the defendants sell garments made out of fabrics that bear the plaintiff's copyrighted designs.
Star Fabrics seeks trial by jury, enjoin the defendant, all profits, statutory damages, legal fees, interest and all other relief the court deems just. It is represented by attorneys Stephen M. Doniger and Howard S. Han of Doniger/ Burroughs in Venice, California.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-06537-R-JC