Brooklyn, NY - Erroneous Delivery Of Wigs Sets Off Copyright-Infringement Suit

Brooklyn, NY - A package delivered in error of wigs made from human hair, worth $30,000, has set off a million-dollar copyright-infringement lawsuit between two rival Brooklyn wig makers.

Shevy Custom Wigs, one of the world's largest importers of human hair, has sued its smaller rival, Aggie Wigs, charging that they have been selling a low-quality line of wigs under the Shevy brand name.

The trouble began, when a Federal Express deliveryman dropped off 16 packages of wigs assembled and labeled in China to Shevy.
Fifteen of those boxes were addressed to Shevy, but the last box was intended for Aggie Wigs, which is located nearby, according to the suit. A Shevy employee opened the box, which contained wigs bearing the Shevy label even though they actually had been made for Aggie, according to court documents.

The lawyer of Aggie Wiggs has demanded the return of the errant box. He declined to address the question of how the Shevy's labels wound up on a shipment of Aggie's wigs. Instead, he has demanded their return, and has threatened to call police. "I don't understand," he said in a telephone interview. "Certainly the material doesn't belong to them, even if they are making accusations about trade secrets."