Legal Opinion
Hoopla Sports & Entertainment, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 19, 1996No. 96 C 1642PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Hoopla Sports and Entertainment, Inc. sues defendants Nike, Inc. and Columbia Broadcasting Systems (“CBS”), claiming that they wrongfully usurped his creation, a “U.S. versus the world” basketball game involving all-star teams of high school age boys. Hoopla seeks $2,000,000 in compensatory damages and punitive damages for trademark infringement, copyright infringement, breach of contract, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, violations of the Illinois Deceptive Business Practices Act, and fraud. The…
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