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Beninati v. Borghi

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 24, 2016No. AC 15-P-953PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMassing, J.

The plaintiffs, Elizabeth Beninati and Joseph Ma-sotta, together with defendants Steven Borghi and Linda Borghi, owned and operated a chain of fitness clubs licensing the “Work Out World” (WOW) trade name (collectively, WOW New England). 4 While actively involved in the management of WOW New England, Steven, working with an outside partner, defendant Harold Dixon, and using WOW New England’s inside information and resources, formed Blast Fitness Group, LLC (Blast), and opened a chain of similar clubs in the same geographic area, some using the WOW name, others using the name “Blast Fitness.”…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  2. Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Manning v. ZuckermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. New England Canteen Service, Inc. v. AshleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  5. Kattar v. DemoulasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000

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