Legal Opinion
Bernard Food Industries, Inc. v. The Dietene Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1969No. 17334PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Bernard Food Industries, Inc., an Illinois corporation, brought this diversity action against the defendant, The Dietene Company, a Minnesota corporation, seeking damages for false disparagement of one of its products, Instant Egg Custard Mix, in violation of section 43(a) of the Lan-ham Trade-Mark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a); for defamation under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act and the common law of libel; and for attempting to monopolize the sale of instant custard and eliminate Bernard as a competitor in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. v. Lana Lobell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Samson Crane Co. v. Union Nat. Sales, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949
- Gold Seal Company v. WeeksDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1955
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Woods Exploration & Producing Company, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Tom Olesker's Exciting World of Fashion, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Coleman Motor Co., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Eden Toys, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Florelee Undergarment Co., Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Truck Equipment Service Company, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Fruehauf Corporation, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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