Judge ‘Reluctantly’ Finds Liability In Lizzie Borden Mark Row, Enters Judgment

( October 12, 2026, 1:08 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts federal judge “reluctantly” entered a default judgment against a coffee shop and its owner that were accused of infringing marks associated with two grisly 1800s murders owned by a paranormal tour company that owns the house where the murders took place; the judge said that while he had doubts about the tour company’s likelihood of success on the merits, the coffee shop’s ongoing failure to secure counsel and its owner’s failure to comply with discovery orders made the default judgment necessary....