Date: 09-22-2024

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Josh Webber and Muddy Water Pictures, LLC v. Damon Anthony Dash

Case Number: 1:19-CV-610

Judge: Robert W. Lehrburger

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan County)

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Defendant's Attorney: Natraj Bhushan

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New York City, New York intellectual property lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.

The jury in this case rendered a unanimous verdict on March 30, 2022 in favor of Plaintiffs Josh Webber (“Webber”) and “Muddy Water Pictures LLC d/b/a Muddy Water Pictures, Inc. (“Muddy”), and against Defendants Damon Anthony Dash (“Dash”) and Poppington LLC d/b/a Dame Dash Studios (“Poppington”). In accordance with that verdict, judgment is entered against Defendants jointly and severally, as follows:

1. Muddy is declared to be the sole owner of the film “Dear Frank” aka “The List” pursuant to the United States Copyright Act;

2. Defendants shall pay the sum of $30, 000.00 to Muddy as statutory damages for copyright infringement pursuant to the United States Copyright Act;

3. Defendants shall pay the sum of $125, 000.00 to Muddy as punitive damages for defamation;

4. Defendants shall pay the sum of $400, 000.00 to Webber as compensatory damages for defamation;

5. Defendants shall pay the sum of $250, 000.00 to Webber as punitive damages for defamation;

6. Defendants shall pay post-judgment interest on all amounts awarded at the rate of 1.55% per annum accruing from the date of entry of the judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961;

7. Defendants shall pay Webber and Muddy a total of $400.00 as costs; and,

8. Defendants are permanently enjoined from marketing, advertising, promoting, distributing, selling, or copying the film Dear Frank aka The List without Muddy's consent.

Outcome: See above.

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