Overview
- A Texas federal court, in a ruling Monday, dismissed Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar’s suit over “Enough (Miami)” for lack of personal jurisdiction over Cardi B.
- U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez said the claims would fail on the merits even if jurisdiction existed and called any further amendment futile.
- The court found the Texas state-law counts were preempted by the federal Copyright Act and noted the producers lacked a timely copyright registration for federal infringement claims.
- The judge rejected any trade‑secret theory because “Greasy Frybread” had already been publicly released on FX’s Reservation Dogs and on YouTube.
- The case was tossed without prejudice, leaving a theoretical option to refile in another forum, as Cardi B’s lawyer Lisa F. Moore said she was pleased with the ruling.