Park West Gallery^® Defamation Case Against Fine Art Registry^® (FAR) to Proceed in Michigan Court

The United States District Court in Miami has determined that the Florida federal court will not be the primary venue for a defamation lawsuit brought by PWG Florida, Inc., an affiliate of Park West Gallery, against the website Fine Art Registry. The court's decision, which is not a ruling for any of the parties as to the merits of the underlying claims, focuses the litigation in Michigan, where Park West Gallery is headquartered.

"Park West Gallery welcomes this determination by the Florida court, which permits us to focus our energies on proving the defamation in one forum, Michigan," said Robert E. Goldman, a member of the 40-year-old gallery's legal team. The case in Michigan was filed by Park West Gallery last April in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.