Fine Art Registry® In The News

Park West Art Gallery Sued Again - More customers say they were duped: Reports the Detroit Free Press

"More than two dozen other unhappy customers sued Park West Gallery on Tuesday, saying the Southfield-based company sold them fake, forged or overpriced artwork. The suit, filed in Oakland County Circuit Court, is the latest in a flurry of litigation against Park West, which once billed itself as the world's largest privately owned art gallery." Reports FreeP.com on June 23, 2010...

Southfield's Park West Gallery is Sued Again: Reports The Detroit News

"A Southfield art gallery was sued Tuesday by 27 collectors who claim the business sold them more than $3 million in fake or misrepresented artwork on cruise ships and at auctions. The lawsuit in Oakland Circuit Court is the latest against Park West Galleries Inc., co-owners Albert Scaglione and Albert Molina, gallery director Morris Shapiro and Plymouth Auctioneering Services Ltd." Reports DetNews.com on June 23, 2010...

Cruise Ship Passengers Say They Were Swindled in Onboard Art Auctions: Reports USA Today

"Are cruise ship art auctions fair or foul? It's a hot topic these days among cruisers -- and one the Detroit Free-Press today is taking a hard look at in a lengthy front-page story. The sister paper to USA TODAY profiles a number of cruise ship passengers who have accused Detroit-based Park West -- the biggest player in cruise ship art auctions -- of selling fake, forged and overpriced artwork and using phony appraisals and certificates of authenticity." Reports USAtoday.com on June 10, 2010...

Park West Gallery Fights Suits Over Value of Works: Reports Detroit Free Press

"Park West sued, countersuing over practices. Marti Szostak said it was irresistible: the chance to buy limited-edition prints by Dali, Rembrandt and other artists at a huge discount. So the 60-year-old nurse from Bargersville, Ind., bought 21 pieces of art for $48,000 from Southfield-based Park West Gallery during art auctions on Royal Caribbean cruise ships in 2005 and 2007. Szostak said she worked three jobs to pay for it and then decided to sell. To her horror, she said, art dealers told her the prints were largely worthless. She said experts told her the Dali signatures were forged." Reports FreeP.com on June 10, 2010...

Cruise Headlines from Fox Business News

"Many attractions on board cruise ships are operated by outside companies, not the cruise lines. One of these vendors is currently embroiled in controversy, Park West Gallery of Southfield, Mich.,the purveyor of many cruise ship art auctions." Reports FOXbusiness.com on May 21, 2010...

The Art Auction Controversy Continues - Reports Cruise Mates

"One thing has become apparent in the ongoing battle between Park West Gallery and Fine Art Registry – this has become a blood-letting battle to the finish." Reports CruiseMates.com on May 14, 2010...

Royal Caribbean to Scale Back Art Auctions on Cruise Ships - Reports USA Today

"Royal Caribbean is dropping the company that runs its on-board art auctions, Park West, and may eliminate art auctions entirely from its ships." Reports USA Today on May 12, 2010...

Royal Caribbean Drops Park West Gallery - Reports Cruise Mates

"Royal Caribbean Drops Park West Gallery. Park West Art Auctions, suffering from fraud allegations, loses a major customer in Royal Caribbean" Reports CruiseMates.com on May 11, 2010...

Death Threat From Royal Caribbean? (305) 539-5381 - Reports Jim Walker for Cruise Law News

Cruise Law News reports: Earlier this week I reported on the jury verdict in favor of Fine Art Registry who fended off a SLAPP lawsuit by cruise art auctioneers Park West Gallery. The article...

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Spewing Hatred: Victim Advocate Receives Phone Call - Reports Cruise Bruise

Cruise Bruise reports: You know that what you are doing is worthwhile, when the people you try to keep in line and hold accountable come after you. That is what I thought when I got hate mail...

Southfield art gallery loses defamation suit: Reports Steve Pardo for The Detroit News

The chief executive of the Arizona art registry who won $500,000 from Park West Gallery of Southfield said Sunday she’ll continue to investigate art crime and advocate for artists and collectors...

Cruise Law News Reports - Cruise Art Auctions: Will Carnival and Royal Caribbean Continue To Permit Passengers To Be Duped At Sea?

CruiseMates.com has an interesting article entitled "Cruise Ship Art Auctioneer Park West Loses" which discusses a jury verdict in favor of Fine Art Registry which claims that the Park West...

Fine Art Registry Prevails Against Park West Gallery in Federal Court: Reports Art Daily

A Federal Court jury decided completely in favor of Phoenix based Fine Art Registry® and three individual defendants in a defamation and business interference case brought by Southfield Michigan...

Park West Gallery Loses - Arts Registry Awarded $500,000 by Jury: Reports Art Knowledge News

"Park West Gallery Loses - Arts Registry Awarded $500,000 by Jury." Reports the Art Knowledge News on April 23, 2010...

Fine Art Registry awarded $500,000 - It accused gallery of defrauding buyers: Reports David Ashenfelter for the Detroit Free Press

"Arts registry awarded $500,000. It accused gallery of defrauding buyers." Reports David Ashenfelter for the Detroit Free Press on April 22, 2010...

Cruise Ship Art Auctioneer Park West Loses: Reports Cruise Mates

"A Michigan jury rules in favor of Fine Art Registry who claims cruise ship art auctioneers have been selling fraudulent works." Reports CruiseMates.com on April 22, 2010...

Jury: Park West to pay $500,000 for Trademark Law Violation, Reports Chad Halcom for Crain’s Detroit Business

On April 21, 2010 Crain's Detroit Business published an article about jury verdict of the $46 million defamation lawsuit over alleged Dali forgeries in Federal Court, reports Chad Halcom...

The Defamation Lawsuit over Alleged Dali Forgeries Continues: Reports Paul Motter for Cruise Mates

On April 8, 2010 Cruise Mates published an article about the $46 million defamation lawsuit over alleged Dali forgeries continuing in Federal Court, reports Paul Motter...

Park West Gallery Art Appraisals Off by 90 Percent: Reports Zac Bissonnette for WalletPop.com

On April 1, 2010 Wallet Pop published an article about Park West Gallery appraisals being off 90% by secondary market standards, reports Zac Bissonnette...

Lawyers dismiss Park West Gallery libel case, reports The Art Newspaper

On January 6, 2010 The Art Newspaper published an article about the Sharon Day and Julian Howard lawsuit against Park West Gallery, entitled Lawyers dismiss Park West libel case. However non-binding judgement means part of action will still go ahead.