United States Fourth Circuit

The imposition of joint and several liability in a copyright infringement action was not proper, where the court did not support its imposition of such liability by making the necessary predicate finding that the defendants had been engaged in a "practical partnership."

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2001
• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• Before MOTZ, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joshua Jacob Kaufman, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Howard Gary Goldberg, Goldberg, Pike & Besche, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Roger W. Titus, Kathleen E. Wherthey, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, L.L.P., Rockville, Maryland, for Appellants.  Robin G. Banks, Goldberg, Pike & Besche, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.