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Park West Gallery, Albert Scaglione and Ira Shore Reunite and Share the Art Auction Rip Off Spotlight
Fine Art Registry has been reporting on fraudulent, unfair, and deceptive art auction sales aboard cruise ships for well over four years now and the monkey business continues. You will want to...
Art News, August 15, 2011

Insurance Claim Investigation Reveals Stolen Dali Prints Sold By Park West Gallery are "FORGED" and "DEFACED"
The following story is a warning to all prospective buyers and holders of Park West Gallery Dali inventory--and especially those Park West Gallery Dali prints that are purportedly signed by Dali...
Art News, August 2, 2011

Totally Sketchy - Worthless Dalis sold on cruises: Reports the New York Post
On their honeymoon cruise in 1998, Long Islanders Carl and Stacey Kolansky fell in love with two woodcuts by Salvador Dali. They saw them during an art show aboard their Royal Caribbean cruise...
Art News, July 31, 2011

Juror from Park West Gallery Art Auction Trial Speaks Up: Reports Cruise Mates
Over the last several weeks, Park West Gallery and its lawyers have managed to broadcast the most outlandish and amazing propaganda (always a twisted and perverted version of the truth) regarding...
Art News, September 21, 2010

Artist Alex Perez sues Park West, Accuses it of Forgery: Reports the Detroit Free Press
A Chilean artist sued Park West Gallery on Thursday, saying the Southfield-based company is printing and selling copies of his work without his permission. "From 1999 until today, every day...
Art News, July 9, 2010

Park West Art Gallery Sued Again: 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...
Art News, 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...
Art News, June 23, 2010

Park West Gallery Fights Suits Over Value of Works: Reports Detroit Free Press
Southfield gallery fights suits over value of works. Park West sued, countersuing over practices. Marti Szostak said it was irresistible: the chance to buy limited-edition prints by Dali...
Art News, 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...
Art News, May 22, 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. That's the word from Royal Caribbean CEO...
Art News, May 22, 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..." reports Cruise Mates on May 14, 2010...
Art News, May 22, 2010

Park West Gallery Proved by Lawsuit Loss to be Selling Fake Dali Prints Among other Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Art Sales on Cruise Ships - Cruise Lines are Taking This Seriously
The recent loss of Park West Gallery's defamation case against Fine Art Registry and three individuals shows that the jury in Federal Court in Eastern Michigan had no doubt that the evidence they were shown proved that Park West Gallery has been selling and continues to sell inauthentic art, including Salvador Dali prints, using fraudulent misrepresentation at art auctions on cruise ships. And Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines have stated that they will not be renewing their contract with the disgraced gallery.
Press Release, 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...
Art News, 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...
Art News, May 3, 2010

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Spewing Hatred: Victim Advocate Receives Phone Call - 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...
Art News, May 3, 2010

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...
Art News, April 26, 2010

Southfield art gallery loses defamation suit: Reports 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...
Art News, April 26, 2010

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...
Art News, April 26, 2010

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...
Art News, April 23, 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...
Art News, April 22, 2010

Fine Art Registry awarded $500,000 It accused gallery of defrauding buyers: Reports 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...
Art News, April 22, 2010

Jury: Park West to pay $500,000 for Trademark Law Violation: Reports 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...
Art News, April 21, 2010

Park West Gallery Defeated in Major Federal Court Lawsuit
Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. is pleased to report a recent victory by one of its shareholders, Ian C. Simpson, of its Troy office. On behalf of its clients, Bruce Hochman and The Salvador Dali Gallery in a $46 million dollar libel suit brought by Park West Gallery in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Press Release, April 21, 2010

Fine Art Registry Prevails Against Park West Gallery in Federal Court in Michigan in Classic David and Goliath Trial
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 company, Park West Gallery, and also awarded $500,000 in damages to Fine Art Registry for Park West Gallery's illegal use of the web based art registration company's trademarks on the internet.
Press Release, April 21, 2010

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...
Art News, April 9, 2010

Fine Art Registry vs. Park West Gallery Lawsuit Begins its Fourth Week
Fine Art Registry® begins presentation of its case against Park West Gallery after the Michigan art gallery has spent three weeks presenting its case, claiming defamation, etc. The case is clearly a classic SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) lawsuit by the world's self-proclaimed "largest art gallery" against web-based company, Fine Art Registry, which has been outspoken in its criticism of the Michigan gallery's sale of inauthentic and vastly overpriced art at "auctions" primarily aboard cruise ships, and has provided advocacy and other assistance to victims of Park West Gallery's broadly questioned art and sales practices.
Press Release, April 5, 2010

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...
Art News, April 2, 2010

Four Judgments Against Park West Gallery for Fraudulent Sale of Fake and Overpriced Art in Lawsuits Filed by Their Customers
Four judgments against Park West Gallery, sued by customers who claimed they had been defrauded by the Michigan art gallery, were handed down by the Honorable Nanci J. Grant, Circuit Court Judge of the Oakland County Michigan Circuit Court today, awarding the Plaintiffs damages of close to $9,000 against Park West for artwork they purchased at art auctions on cruise ships or by direct sale by Park West Gallery in Michigan and dismissing with prejudice multi-million counter-claims by Park West against their customers.
Press Room, January 21, 2010

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.
Media Center, January 7, 2010

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