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Opinions of the United 2008 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 9-9-2008 Facenda v. NFL Films Inc Precedential or Non-Pr

488 F.Supp.2d 491 (2007) John FACENDA, Jr., executor of the estate of John Facenda and John Facenda, Jr., in his own right v. N.F.L. FILMS, INC., et al. Civil Action No. 06-3128. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. May 3, 2007. *492 *493 Paul A. Lauricella, Philadelphia, PA, Tracy

542 F.3d 1007 (2008) John FACENDA, Jr., Executor of The Estate of John Facenda v. N.F.L. FILMS, INC.; The National Football League; N.F.L. Properties, LLC, Appellants. No. 07-3269. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued June 6, 2008. Opinion Filed: September 9, 2008. *1010 Bruce P. Keller, Esquire

Case: 19-1756 Document: 72 Page: 1 Filed: 11/10/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ C R BARD INC., BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. ANGIODYNAMICS, INC., Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2019-1756, 2019-1934 __________

21-1769-cv Melendez v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit _____________________________________ August Term 2021 (Argued: March 8, 2022 Decided: October 4, 2022) No. 21-1769-cv _____________________________________

OPINION M. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Former student-athletes Patrick Malo-ney and Tim Judge allege that defendant T3Media, Inc. (T3Media) exploited their likenesses commercially by selling non-exclusive licenses permitting consumers to download photographs from the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Photo Library for non-commercial art use. Malo

700 F.Supp.2d 692 (2010) MUNICIPAL REVENUE SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff, v. XSPAND, INC. and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., Defendants. No. 4:05-cv-671. United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. March 31, 2010. *696 John G. Dean, Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, P.C., Scranton, PA, John M. Elliott, John P. Elliott, Mark J.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1922 CLEMENTE PROPERTIES, INC.; 21 IN RIGHT, INC.; ROBERTO CLEMENTE, JR.; LUIS ROBERTO CLEMENTE; ROBERTO ENRIQUE CLEMENTE, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HON. PEDRO R. PIERLUISI-URRUTIA, Governor of Puerto Rico, in his official and individual capacity and as representative of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; EILEEN M. VÉLEZ-VEGA, Secretary of

OPINION GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge. In 2009, Appellant Ryan Hart (“Appellant” or “Hart”)1 brought suit against Appellee Electronic Arts, Inc. (“Appellee” or “EA”) for allegedly violating his right of publicity as recognized under New Jersey law. Specifically, Appellant’s claims stemmed from Appellee’s alleged use of his likeness and biographical information in its NCAA Foo

651 F.Supp.2d 873 (2009) Beverly STAYART, Plaintiff, v. YAHOO! INC., Overture Services, Inc., d/b/a Alta Vista and Various, Inc., d/b/a Friendfinder.Com, Defendants. Case No. 09-C-116. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. August 28, 2009. *877 Gregory A. Stayart, Steckbauer Law SC, Elkhorn, WI, for Plaintiff. Chri

808 F.Supp.2d 757 (2011) Ryan HART, individually and on: behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC., a Delaware Corporation; and Does 1-50, Defendants. Civil Action No. 09-cv-5990 (FLW). United States District Court, D. New Jersey. September 9, 2011. *760 Keith A. McKenna, McKenna McLlwain, LLP,

Memorandum Opinion and Order GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge. In 2009, when Plaintiff Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Third-Party Defendant Time Inc. published a Sports Illustrated Presents commemorative issue devoted to celebrating his career. Doc. 77-1 at 2-3. Time asked numerous businesses, including Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff J

527 F.Supp.2d 422 (2007) Carl LEWIS, Plaintiff, v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 07-3701. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. December 19, 2007. *423 Todd M. Mosser, Ruben Honik, Golomb & Honik, PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff. Darius C. Gambino, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

KING, Circuit Judge, dissenting: I lament that, in its haste to wholly and permanently enjoin the City of Baltimore’s enforcement of its duly enacted Ordinance, the district court has flouted foundational legal principles. Rushing to summary judgment, the court subverted the Federal *561Rules of Civil Procedure — time-tested rules designed to further th

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. Appellants John Frederick Dryer, Elvin Lamont Bethea, and Edward Alvin White played professional football in the National Football League (“NFL”). They participated in a putative class-action lawsuit in which twenty-three former NFL players sued the NFL on behalf of themselves and similarly situated former players. This suit claimed that films produced b

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ARIIX, LLC, No. 19-55343 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:17-cv-00320- LAB-BGS NUTRISEARCH CORPORATION; LYLE MACWILLIAM, Defendants-Appellees. OPINI

19-0480-bk Jackson v. Roberts UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2019 (Argued: January 23, 2020 Decided: August 19, 2020) Docket No. 19-480 _____________________________________ In re: Curtis James Jackson, III, Debtor. ____

SYKES, Circuit Judge. This trademark and right-of-publicity dispute pits basketball legend Michael Jordan against Jewel Food Stores, Inc., the operator of 175 Jewel-Osco supermarkets in and around Chicago. On the occasion of Jordan’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2009, Time, Inc., the publisher of Sports Illustrated,

MEMORANDUM OPINION Goldberg, District Judge This case centers around a short passage in a book authored by David Axelrod, titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Plaintiff Frank Keel (“Keel”), a Pennsylvania based political and media consultant, initiated this lawsuit against Defendants Axelrod and Penguin Random House, LLC (“Penguin”) pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) of the Lanham Act and Penns

689 F.Supp.2d 1113 (2010) John Frederick DRYER, James Lawrence Marshall, Joseph Michael Senser, Elvin Lamont Bethea, Dante Anthony Pastorini, and Edward Alvin White, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Defendant. Civil No. 09-2182 (PAM/SRN). United States District Court, D. Minnesota. January 28, 2010.