Legal Opinion
B. Sanfield, Inc. v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 16, 1999No. 93 C 20149PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REINHARD, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, B. Sanfield, Inc. (“Sanfield”), sued defendant Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation (“Finlay”) alleging Finlay’s advertising scheme violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS § 505/2 (“Consumer Fraud Act”) and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). After a 4-day bench trial, this court found that Sanfield failed to prove Finlay’s advertising practices were deceptive, and ruled in favor of Fin-lay on Sanfield’s complaint. 1 B. Sanfield, Inc. v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 999 F.Supp.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hot Wax, Inc. v. Turtle Wax, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Zekman v. Direct American Marketers, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Smith v. Prime Cable of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Burndy Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Teledyne Industries, Inc., a California Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Patrick Camasta v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Kirkpatrick v. StrosbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
- B. Sanfield, Incorporated v. Finlay Fine Jewelry CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Santangelo v. Comcast Corp.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
- B. Sanfield, Inc v. Finlay Fine JewelryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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