What was filed
Texco, Inc. v. Windsor Fashions, LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13201 (C.D. Cal.), is a 15-page complaint filed November 11, 2026, with a jury demand. Texco, Inc., a Los Angeles, California textile company, sues Windsor Fashions, LLC, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, and described on information and belief as a women's apparel retailer that sells garments under its own WINDSOR label in stores and at windsorstore.com; Fashion Vitamin, Inc., described on information and belief as a Los Angeles, California women's apparel wholesaler; Wild Horses Apparel, LLC, described on information and belief as a women's apparel wholesaler in Bell, California; and Does 1 through 10, described as unknown manufacturers, printers, converters, importers, and vendors in the chain of distribution.
The design
The complaint alleges that Texco's in-house design team created the artwork Design No. P-593 as a work made for hire, a vertical floral of trailing vines with clusters of small five-petaled blossoms, round buds, and narrow pointed leaves, and that it is registered under Registration No. VAu 1-335-462, effective August 21, 2018. The Copyright Office public record for VAu001335462 is an unpublished visual material registration titled “PRINTS BY TEXCO 8-21-18 .”, registered August 21, 2018, listing TEXCO INC as author and an individual as claimant, with P-593 among its listed contents. The complaint says that the claimant assigned to Texco all right, title, and interest in all designs in that registration shortly after it issued.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint alleges that Windsor displayed, offered, sold, and distributed three dresses through its stores and website: the Presley Lace-Up Mermaid Velvet Mesh Formal Dress, bought from a third-party vendor; the Korey Velvet Off-The-Shoulder Mermaid Formal Dress, bought from Fashion Vitamin; and the Francine Velvet Corset Mermaid Formal Dress, bought from Wild Horses. It alleges that each dress copies the selection, coordination, and arrangement of the elements of P-593, rendered as flocked velvet on mesh, and that the similarity is striking. It alleges, on information and belief, that Fashion Vitamin and Wild Horses imported, or caused to be manufactured, the dresses they sold to Windsor.
The complaint alleges, on information and belief, that Windsor earlier sold a WINDSOR-label mini dress bearing the design, and it says Texco notified Windsor in writing that the mini dress infringed and later notified Windsor that the three dresses also infringed. It alleges, on information and belief, that Windsor went on to order and sell the Korey and Francine dresses after the first notice and continued to sell the dresses after the second. It alleges that the infringement was willful or, at a minimum, in reckless disregard of Texco's rights.
The claims and the prayer
The First Claim for Relief, Copyright Infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501, is brought against all defendants. The Second Claim for Relief, Vicarious Copyright Infringement, is brought against Windsor and Does 1 through 10 and alleges that Windsor had the right and ability to supervise its suppliers' conduct and received a direct financial benefit. The Third Claim for Relief, Contributory Copyright Infringement, is brought against Fashion Vitamin, Wild Horses, and Does 1 through 10 and alleges that they materially contributed to Windsor's displays and sales by supplying the dresses or fabric. The prayer seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions under 17 U.S.C. § 502; impoundment and destruction of infringing garments and fabric under 17 U.S.C. § 503; actual damages and each defendant's profits under 17 U.S.C. § 504(b) or, at Texco's election, statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c), including enhanced damages for willful infringement; an accounting and a constructive trust over revenues from the dresses; attorneys' fees and full costs under 17 U.S.C. § 505; pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; and further relief the court deems proper.