The North Carolina Board of Law Examiners is suing the Thomson Corp. and West Publishing Corp. in North Carolina federal court for copyright infringement for using North Carolina bar examination questions on bar examination preparation materials.
The June 8 lawsuit also accuse the legal publishing companies of unfair and deceptive acts in commerce that violate North Carolina state law. Board of Law Examiners v. West Publishing Corp., No. 07-00210 (E.D. N.C.) The board is seeking recovery of actual damages sustained by the board or $150,000 for each act of willful infringement as well as costs and attorney’s fees. In addition to monetary damages, the board wants the court to permanently enjoin the defendant companies from further infringement.
