Defended Sony Music Entertainment Inc., So So Def Productions and other defendants in case involving alleged copyright infringement of musical composition, along with various state law claims.  Successfully obtained dismissal of certain state law claims on copyright preemption grounds.

Cooper v. Sony Music Entm't, Inc., et al., 2002 WL 391693 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 22, 2002).

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