Marchante v. Reuters Am. LLC

OPINION AND ORDER In this action, Plaintiff Rafael Marchante sues Defendants Reuters America LLC and Reuters News & Media Inc., subsidiaries of Thomson Reuters Corporation, alleging copyright infringement. Defendants move to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens and failure to state a claim, and alternatively seek a stay of proceedings pending resolution of a parallel Spanish action. For the reasons given below, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED. BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from the Complaint (unless otherwise indicated) and are assumed to be true solely for purposes of adjudicating Defendant’s motion. See Buon v. Spindler, 65 F.4th 64, 69 n.1 (2d Cir. 2023).¹ Plaintiff is a photographer and photojournalist. See Compl. 21, ECF No. 1. He is a Spanish citizen, residing in Spain. Id. 9. Non-party Thomson Reuters Corporation (“Thomson Reuters”) is a large, publicly-traded Canadian corporation, and is one of the world’s largest providers of business information and newsgathering services. Id.

1 n.1, 13. Thomson Reuters owns and controls Defendants Reuters America LLC and Reuters News & Media Inc., two Delaware corporations which are Thomson Reuters’ principal United States operating subsidiaries. Id.