BUILDING GRAPHICS, INC. v. LENNAR CORP.

No. 11-2200.

708 F.3d 573 (2013)

BUILDING GRAPHICS, INC., a North Carolina corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LENNAR CORP.; Drafting & Design, Inc., a North Carolina corporation; Lennar Carolinas, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kathryn Gusmer Cole , Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Eric P. Stevens , Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Thomas C. Wright , Rose Walker, LLP, Dallas, Texas, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: J. Mark Wilson , Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Douglas M. Martin , Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee Drafting & Design, Inc.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DAVIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Judge GIBNEY joined.


OPINION

DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant in a copyright infringement suit. The infringement claims arise in connection with designs for several Charlotte, North Carolina-area homes. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees Lennar Corporation and Lennar Carolinas, LLC (collectively, "Lennar"), and Drafting & Design, Inc., concluding that plaintiff-appellant Building...

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