December 02, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Friday denied an Indiana crafter's request for sanctions against a Native American arts and crafts business that accused the crafter of falsely representing its jewelry as American Indian-made in violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, finding the suit was not frivolous.
September 19, 2016
An Illinois-based Native American arts and crafts business urged a federal judge on Friday to deny a motion for sanctions from a competing arts business in its failed $35 million suit over the alleged false marketing of a line of merchandise as authentically Native American, claiming it had sought and received approval from Congress to bring the lawsuit.
July 09, 2015
Peter Stone Co. asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sanction a Native American arts and crafts store for its failed $35 million suit over the alleged false marketing of a line of merchandise as authentically Native American, saying the suit was only filed to extract a settlement.
June 22, 2015
Peter Stone Co. on Friday urged an Illinois magistrate judge to grant it costs in a Native American-owned company's failed $35 million suit alleging the jeweler falsely marketed a line of merchandise as authentically Native American.
June 10, 2015
An Illinois magistrate judge on Tuesday rejected a $35 million suit accusing Peter Stone Co. of falsely marketing a line of jewelry as authentically Native American, finding the Native American-owned company behind the suit hadn't shown evidence of lost sales.