Plagiarism Suit Against Hartford Courant Moved To Federal Court

February 23rd, 2010 admin

CtNewsJunkie.com reports that Journal Inquirer of Manchester moved its plagiarism lawsuit against the Hartford Courant from state to federal court after The Courant sought to dismiss the suit in Superior Court on the grounds that it did not have jurisdiction on copyright issues. The story by Christine Stuart said The Courant had no comment. “The Journal Inquirer’s lawsuit


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