Jump to Navigation  Architect's Suit Charges Big Firm Stole His
Plans  Architect's Suit Charges Big Firm Stole His Plans  by
Greg Sargent  An architect who worked for Michael Bloomberg in
the 1990's has launched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which he says contains proof that
Skidmore conspired with top executives at Bloomberg L.P. to
unlawfully copy millions of dollars worth of his work, The
Observer has learned. The lawsuit, while directed at Skidmore,
implicates top Bloomberg L.P. executives, and it's possible the
Mayor may be called to testify in the case.  The architect, Alan
Feltoon, filed the suit in Manhattan Federal Court on Sept. 17.
It alleges that the architectural firm committed extensive
copyright theft by copying hundreds of drawings he did for
Bloomberg L.P.'s corporate campus in Princeton, N.J.  Mr.
Feltoon's suit doesn't specifically name Bloomberg L.P as a
defendant-a settlement reached in previous litigation between
Mr. Feltoon and Bloomberg L.P. apparent