Cases

663 F.Supp. 706 (1987) Saul STEINBERG, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.; RCA Corporation; Diener Hauser Bates Co., Inc.; Columbia Pictures International Corporation; Columbia Pictures Home Video, Inc.; RCA International Audio-Visuals, Inc.; CPT Holdings, Inc.; Gold Col Productions, Inc.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video; RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video; the New York Times Company; New York News, Inc.; Newsday, Inc.; News

OPINION & ORDER PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge In this trademark lawsuit, two fashion companies go toe-to-toe over the right to affix a metal plate to the toe of “luxury” men’s sneakers. Plaintiff LVL XIII Brands, Inc. (“LVL XIII,” pronounced “Level 13”) is a New York start-up company that manufactures, markets, and sells men’s luxury athletic footwear. LVL XIII brings this action against defendan

472 F.Supp.2d 433 (2007) Ingrid LEMME, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Defendant. No. 04-CV-2501 (DRH)(WDW). United States District Court, E.D. New York. February 1, 2007. *434 *435 *436 *437 Edward J.

824 F.Supp.2d 389 (2011) GROUT SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ELIO E. SALVO, INC. d/b/a Miracle Sealants Company, Defendant. No. 11-CV-3543 (JFB) (ARL). United States District Court, E.D. New York. November 16, 2011. *392 Harold G. Furlow, Esq., Bay Shore, N.Y., for Plaintiff. Marshall Beil, Esq., McGuireWoods LLP

664 F.Supp.2d 294 (2009) John McDERMOTT and Space Hunters, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. NEW YORK METRO LLC, Daily News L.P., Times News Weekly, Courier-Life, Inc., Avalon Equity Partners LLC, Newsday LLC, Am News Corp., EI Diario, LLC, Village Voice Media, Inc., and NYP Holdings, Inc., Defendants. No. 08 Civ. 7524(PKC). United States District Court, S.D. New York. September 16, 2009.</

BARKETT, Circuit Judge: Appellant National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that has published a monthly magazine since 1888.2 The Society also produces televised programs and computer software as well as other educational products through National Geographic Enterprises, a wholly-owned and for-profit subsidiary of the Society. Appellee Jerry Greenberg is

30 F.Supp.2d 420 (1998) Jacques AGNANT, Plaintiff, v. Tupac SHAKUR a/k/a "Makaveli," and/or the Estate of Tupac Shakur, Death Row Records/Interscope Records, Joshua's Dream, Interscope Pearl Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Suge Publishing, Hurt-M-Bad, Tommy Daugherty and Lance Pierce, Defendants. No. 97 Civ. 3424(MBM). United States District Court, S.D. New York. Dece

806 F.Supp.2d 558 (2011) Robert I. TOUSSIE and Chandler Property, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Robert J. Gaffney, individually, and in his official capacity as Suffolk County Executive, Allen Grecco, and Peerless Abstract Corp., Defendants. Robert I. Toussie, Laura Toussie, Elizabeth Toussie, Michael I. Toussie, Prand Corp. f/k/a Chandler Property, Inc., Arthur A. Arnstein Corp., Toussie Land Acquisition & Sales Corp., and Tous

533 F.3d 1244 (2008) Jerry GREENBERG, individually, Plaintiff-Appellee, *1245 Idaz Greenberg, individually, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, a District of Columbia corporation, National Geographic Enterprises, Inc., a corporation, Mindscape, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-16964. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Ci

OPINION ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge. Plaintiff, Gail Davis, worked as an “executive assistant” to defendant Diana Ross, a *505nationally known singer and actress, from January to November, 1982. Plaintiff alleges that she resigned from her employment voluntarily. She further alleges that on or about October 11, 1983, defendant wrote and public

235 F.Supp.2d 1362 (2002) The GAY GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER, and Ronald Marcus, as Editor and Chief of the Gay Guardian, Plaintiffs, v. OHOOPEE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM, et al., Defendants. No. 6:02cv00104. United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Statesboro Division. November 19, 2002. *1363 Gerald Weber, Elizabeth Lynn Littrell, Ame

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT IDA MAXWELL WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 98-1962 G. GORDON LIDDY, Defendant-Appellee, PHILLIP MACKIN BAILLEY, Movant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CA-97-946-JFM) Argued: March 3, 1999 Decided: July 28, 1999 Before WILKINS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges,

OPINION WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge: Ida Maxwell “Maxie” Wells, who was a secretary at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for a short time in 1972, filed a defamation action against G. Gordon Liddy stemming from his advocation of an alternative theory explaining the purpose of the June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in. During several public appearances and

199 N.J. Super. 307 (1985) 489 A.2d 704 MAYO S. SISLER, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, AND MAYO S. SISLER AND APT-TO-ACRES, INC., PLAINTIFFS-CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. COURIER-NEWS CO. AND SAM MEDDIS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND COURIER-NEWS CO., SAM MEDDIS AND GANNETT COMPANY, INC., DEFENDANT-CROSS-RESPONDENTS. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Argued December 17, 1984.