Townsquare Media, Inc. v. Regency Furniture, Inc.
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:21-cv-04695
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Townsquare Media v. Regency Furniture, Judge Karas ordered briefing on whether Townsquare Media entered the disputed contracts.
Townsquare Media, Inc., Regency Furniture, Inc., and Regency Management Services, LLC; the order specifically requires Townsquare Media to submit briefing and sets response and reply deadlines for the parties.
What happened
In Townsquare Media, Inc. v. Regency Furniture, Inc., the court held a trial without a jury on June 3, 2025. During the trial, the defense argued that Townsquare IGNITE, not Townsquare Media, Inc., was the proper party to the disputed digital contracts.
The court directed Townsquare Media to identify evidence or legal authority supporting its position that it entered the contracts. The court suggested identifying the people involved in the email exchange that it had previously found formed the basis of the contracts.
Judge Karas ordered Townsquare Media to submit briefing by June 11, 2025. The defense may respond by June 18, and Townsquare Media may reply by June 25. The order sets a briefing schedule and does not state a final decision on which entity entered the contracts.
The detailed version
- Townsquare Media, Inc. v. Regency Furniture, Inc. · No. 7:21-cv-04695
- Kenneth Karas
- June 4, 2025
Background
The court conducted a bench trial—a trial decided by a judge rather than a jury—on June 3, 2025. The case concerns disputed digital contracts. During the trial, the defense argued that Townsquare IGNITE, rather than Plaintiff Townsquare Media, Inc., was the appropriate party to those contracts.
The order notes that the court had previously concluded that an email exchange formed the basis of the contracts. It directed Townsquare Media to provide case law or evidence from the record supporting its allegation that Townsquare Media, Inc. entered the contracts. The court gave as an example identifying the individuals who participated in that email exchange.
Court’s Action
The court ordered Townsquare Media to brief the party-identity issue. The briefing deadlines are June 11, 2025, for Townsquare Media’s submission; June 18, 2025, for the defense response; and June 25, 2025, for Townsquare Media’s reply. This order does not state a final ruling on whether Townsquare Media, Inc. or Townsquare IGNITE entered the disputed contracts.
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