| Litigants: | L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co. |
| Submitdate: | November 15 |
| Submityear: | 1918 |
| Decidedate: | March 3 |
| Decideyear: | 1919 |
| Fullname: | L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co. |
| Usvol: | 249 |
| Uspage: | 100 |
| Parallelcitations: | 39 S. Ct. 194; 63 L. Ed. 499 |
| Holding: | Penalties awarded "in lieu of actual damages and profits" cannot be less than $250 for each case of copyright infringement. |
| Majority: | Van Devanter |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
| Notparticipating: | Day |
L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co., 249 U.S. 100 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that penalties awarded "in lieu of actual damages and profits" cannot be less than $250 for each case of copyright infringement.