Bernstein v. Meredith Operations Corporation f/k/a Meredith Corporation
Summary
Gary Bernstein sues Meredith Operations Corporation, Microsoft, and Yahoo for copyright infringement.
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Latest ruling: neutral (2026-03-11)
Counsel of record
- Leichtman Law PLLCDavid Leichtman, Emma Jane Hoffmann
- Podolsky Law LLCGail Podolsky
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:25-cv-05851
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Jesse M. Furman
- Filed
- 2025-07-16
- Last filing
- 2026-09-01
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Gary Bernstein (plaintiff) Microsoft Corporation (defendant) Yahoo Inc. (defendant) Meredith Operations Corporation f/k/a Meredith Corporation (defendant)
Docket entries
- #722026-09-01
Answer to Amended Complaint
- #712026-09-01
Answer to Amended Complaint
- 2026-09-01
Pretrial Conference - Initial
- 2026-08-31
Telephone Conference
- 2026-03-11
Order on Motion to Dismiss
- 2026-01-28
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading
- 2025-11-24
Set/Reset Deadlines: ( Responses due by 1/20/2026, Replies due by 2/3/2026.), Set/Reset Hearings:( Pretrial Conference set for 5/12/2026 at 09:00 AM before Judge Jesse M. Furman.) (yv)
- 2025-11-12
Set/Reset Deadlines: Meredith Operations Corporation f/k/a Meredith Corporation answer due 12/3/2025. Amended Pleadings due by 11/13/2025. Motions due by 12/3/2025. (yv)
- 2025-07-17
Case Designated ECF
- 2025-07-17
Case Designated ECF. (jgo)
- 2025-07-17
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient AO 120/121 Form
- 2025-07-17
Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice
- 2025-07-17
Notice to Attorney to Submit/File Civil Cover Sheet
- 2025-07-17
Notice to Attorney Regarding Case Opening Statistical Error Correction
- 2025-07-17
Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (jgo)
- 2025-07-17
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT COPYRIGHT FORM. Notice to Attorney Emma Jane Hoffmann to RE-FILE Document No. 2 AO 121 Form Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s):. the PDF attached to the docket entry for the AO 121 Copyright form is not correct; do not attach the Civil Cover Sheet. Re-file the document using the event type AO 121 Form Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct AO 121 Copyright PDF form. (jgo)
- 2025-07-17
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Emma Jane Hoffmann. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code New York;. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to XX Out of State;. (jgo)
- 2025-07-17
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(jgo)
- 2025-07-17
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Emma Jane Hoffmann. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet separately. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (jgo)
- 2025-07-17
Case Designation
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