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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled July 13, 2023

Zuru PTE. v. Individuals

Full caption

Zuru (Singapore) PTE., Ltd. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:22-cv-05229
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Zuru v. The Individuals, Judge Failla entered judgment awarding the plaintiffs $9 million in statutory damages and post-judgment interest.

Who this affects

ZURU (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD. and ZURU INC. received a judgment for $9,000,000 in statutory damages plus post-judgment interest. The defendants identified on Schedule A were assessed $50,000 each.

What happened

ZURU (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD. and ZURU INC. sued the individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and unincorporated associations identified on Schedule A. The judgment states that no objections were received to the court’s earlier report and recommendation.

The court reviewed that report and recommendation for clear error and found none. It ordered judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendants for $9 million in statutory damages, calculated as $50,000 per defendant, plus post-judgment interest.

The Clerk of Court was directed to enter the judgment, and the case was closed. Judge Katherine Failla is identified as the judge in the case materials, although the judgment was signed by Clerk Ruby J. Krajick.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Zuru PTE. v. Individuals · No. 1:22-cv-05229
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
July 13, 2023

Background

The plaintiffs were ZURU (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD. and ZURU INC. The defendants were the individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and unincorporated associations identified on Schedule A. The judgment refers to an earlier opinion and order dated July 12, 2023, and to a report and recommendation. The judgment does not describe the underlying claims.

Court’s review

The judgment states that no objections were received. The court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none. The judgment does not provide additional analysis of the underlying claims.

Ruling and disposition

The court ordered judgment for the plaintiffs and against the defendants for total statutory damages of $9,000,000, or $50,000 per defendant, plus post-judgment interest. It directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment and stated that the case was closed. The judgment was dated July 13, 2023, and signed by Clerk Ruby J. Krajick. The case materials identify Katherine Failla as the judge.

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