Gregg Moramarco, the plaintiff and publisher, filed a federal lawsuit against Jared Kushner along with New York Observer and the company it runs NY Luxury Publishing. Kushner stepped down as publisher of New York Observer and the company claims he no longer has an ownership stake when he started his west wing job.
In court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, the plaintiff stated he has published a magazine entitled ‘Scene New York’ since May 2006.
Senior adviser Jared Kushner faced a lawsuit that alleged a magazine run by the New York Observer intentionally interfered with the magazine ‘Scene New York’ and created unfair competition. The suit was dismissed after the plaintiff didn’t appear in court
Moramarco explained the defendants and former associates and contractors of his began to publish a competing magazine named ‘Scene in New York’ in 2013 and claimed the Observer ripped off the company he spent seven years to build.
He accused Kushner and his partners of intentionally interfering with his business relationship and prevented the rightful registration of his trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by filing a baseless opposition.
The publisher claimed Jared has use his mark to cause confusion, mistake or deceive the public into believing that their magazine is related or originated from ‘Scene New York.’
Further, he believed they are diluting his valuable trademark and accuses Ivanka Trump’s husband of causing him irreparable injury and thus is entitled to damages
Moramarco said Jared engaged in deceptive acts or practices. He alleged that the defendants intentionally and with malice sought out and contacted third-party advertisers he worked with in an attempt to place the same advertisements in their publication. He claims ‘Scene New York’ incurred losses amounting $500,000 for that claim alone.
Kushner had yet to respond to the allegations in court.
The lawsuit alleged Kushner and the New York Observer ripped off ‘Scene New York’ with the publication ‘Scene in New York’ (pictured)
Kushner (pictured with wife Ivanka Trump and mother-in-law Melania Trump) stepped down as publisher of the New York Observer when he accepted his west wing job
On May 1, the judge signed an order throwing out the entire lawsuit and awarding Moramarco nothing from his complaint.
The order states Moramarco failed to appear for a court conference in March. Following the hearing, the court gave him until March 17 to explain why the judge shouldn’t toss the case.
The docs state, ‘Although Defendant has not yet appeared in this action or answered Plaintiff’s Complaint, Moramarco’s failure to appear at the initial conference and adhere to the Court’s Order to Show Cause weighs in favor of dismissal.’
Kushner bought the New York Observer back in 2006 when he was 25.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
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