Legal Opinion
Advanced Technology Corp. v. Instron, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 18, 2014No. Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-10171-WGYPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Advanced Technology Corporation, Inc. (“ATC”) brings this suit against Instron, Inc. (“Instron”) claiming commercial disparagement. Essentially, ATC alleges that Instron published a magazine article that readers could infer was about ATC’s technology. ATC claims that this inference reflected negatively on its products and caused it to lose client sales. Instron now moves for summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Because ATC has failed to provide sufficient evidence of special damages, the Court GRANTS the motion.
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