11th Circuit: ‘Shotgun’ Copyright Case Against Sub Shot Rightfully Tossed

( September 5, 2025, 4:27 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Florida federal judge’s decision to dismiss a pro se plaintiff-appellant’s copyright infringement claims against the commercial entity behind the Firehouse Subs restaurant chain was affirmed by a panel in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found no abuse of discretion in the judge’s finding that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading....