| Beverly Hills Teddy Bear
Company Sued Best Brands Which Now Seeks
Mediation Documents
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 15 –
Beverly Hills Teddy Bear
Company sued Best Brands,
accusing it of violating its
copyright on "Squeezamals,"
which it describes as "low
rise foam stuffed toys
designed to look like sloths,
narwhals or dogs."
On July 17, 2020
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Gregory H. Woods held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
Back in
June, BHTBC had gotten sealed
two exhibits filed by Best
Brands.
In July,
there was a July 24 letter to
Judge Woods from Morris E.
Cohen "re: Exhibit 7 to
Parties' Joint Letter (Filed
Under Seal)" -- but for SDNY
Press it says, "You do not
have permission to view this
document." Teddy bears as
national security? Inner City
Press monitored a July 28
conference, with questions of
standing and discovery
violations. But why is it all
sealed?
On January 20,
2021 Judge Woods held a
conference, and Inner City
Press again covered it.
GennComm
was discussed;
Judge
Woods has given Best Brands a
one-sided extension of fact
discovery, for the next three
months.
Jump cut to
August 24, 2021: the case, or
at least part of it - not
GennComm-- settled, now
the speed of attorneys fees
was the issue. They will be
slightly delayed, with Judge
Woods rulings the payments of
$160,257.04 would extend to
December 15.
On July 15, 2022
Judge Woods held another
proceeding, on Best Brand's
motion to compell GennComm to
produce documents. Judge Woods
inquired then denied the
motion to compel - while
saying that GennComm may need
to provide an updated
privilege log and affiadavit.
The case is
Beverly Hills Teddy Bear
Company v. Best Brands
Consumer Products, Inc. et
al., 19-cv-3766 (Woods)
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