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Decision of Note: <b>NY Proper Forum For Suit Over BBC Documentary</b>

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a New York-based plaintiff properly filed suit in Manhattan federal court alleging unjust enrichment and misappropriation of idea by the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC). <i>Gross v. British Broadcasting Corp.</i> Plaintiff Pat Gross claimed that the BBC had without permission used her idea for a documentary about militant animal-rights activists that was broadcast in the United Kingdom. The district court dismissed the complaint for forum non conveniens.

4 minute read November 01, 2004 at 08:32 AM
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Decision of Note: <b>NY Proper Forum For Suit Over BBC Documentary</b>

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a New York-based plaintiff properly filed suit in Manhattan federal court alleging unjust enrichment and misappropriation of idea by the British Broadcasting Corp.

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