Telemasters, Inc v. the Vintage Club Master Association

MEMORANDUM

Telemasters, Inc. (“Telemasters”), brought this action against The Vintage Club Master Association and Arthur Allen, Vintage Club’s executive director (collectively “defendants”), raising claims of copyright infringement, breach of contract, conversion, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, misappropriation of trade secrets, and quantum meruit. The district court granted summary judgment against Telemasters on two of its claims. The remaining claims were tried before a jury. At the close of Telemasters’ case, defendants moved for judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a), which the district court granted in part. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Telemasters in the amount of $698,000 on each of Telemasters’ remaining four claims. Defendants filed renewed motions for judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b), which the district court granted in part, reducing the damages award to $65,000. The district court also awarded Telemasters $50,000 in attorneys’ fees, which was significantly less than Telemas-ters had requested.

Telemasters appeals and defendants cross-appeal the district court’s…