Legal Opinion
Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Craftex, Inc., and Bobby O'Neal and Keith O'neal, Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Craftex, Inc. Bobby O'Neal and Keith O'Neal
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1987No. 85-2302, 85-2303PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an action for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act and for unfair competition in pendent state law claims. The district court awarded summary judgment to the plaintiff on the question of liability and, after a bench trial, determined plaintiff’s damages to be Craftex’s profits in making and selling the offending goods, and that amount was trebled under state law.
On the defendant’s appeal we affirm the judgment; on the plaintiff’s cross-appeal we reverse the judgment insofar as it exonerated the individual defendants.
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