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GALERIE FURSTENBERG v. COFFARO

No. 88 Civ. 355 (LLS).

697 F.Supp. 1282 (1988)

GALERIE FURSTENBERG, Plaintiff, v. Philip COFFARO, individually, and in his capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of C.V.M. Art Company, Ltd., Gallery 25 Ltd., Heritage Graphics, Inc. and/or d/b/a Combined Graphics, Thomas Wallace, individually, and in his capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of Geneva Graphics Limited and/or International Fine Arts Ltd. and/or as an agent of C.V.M. Art Company, Ltd., Carol Convertine, individually, and in her capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of Convertine Fine Art Ltd., Julien Aime, Andrew Levine, individually, and in his capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of A.D.L. Fine Arts Inc. and/or d/b/a Combined Graphics, T.R. Rogers, a/k/a Tom Reed, a/k/a Reed Rogers, individually, and in his capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of T.R. Rogers Inc. and/or Rogers on Rodeo Inc., Melton Magidson, individually, and in his capacity as an officer, agent and/or director of Magidson & Associates, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

As Amended November 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Ré & Partners, New York City (Alan A. Beaven, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Rosan & Rosan, P.C., New York City (Robert Rosan, of counsel), for defendant Melton Magidson.

Arnold J. Ross, New York City, for defendant Philip Coffaro.

Capetola & Doddato, New York City (Frank A. Doddato, of counsel), for defendants Thomas Wallace and Andrew Levine.

Hans J. Hachmann, New York City, for defendant Julien Aime.

Berger & Steingut, New York City, (Robert Weiner, of counsel), David Paul Steiner, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant T.R. Rogers.

OPINION and ORDER

STANTON, District Judge.

Galerie Furstenberg is a French corporation which sells works of art and purportedly holds the exclusive rights to certain drawings and etchings by Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali. It alleges that defendants (art merchants and retail outlets) advertised, distributed and sold counterfeit Dali reproductions since December 1980. Plaintiff sues under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S...

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