Legal Opinion
William Kazmaier v. John Wooten
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 30, 1985No. 84-1862PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff William Kazmaier appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment. 593 F.Supp. 390. We affirm.
Kazmaier claims the exclusive right to call himself “the World’s Strongest Man.” He therefore objects to a commercial produced for defendant New England Ford Dealers’ Association (“NEFDA”) by NEF-DA’s advertising firm, Hill, Holliday, Connors and Cosmopulos, Inc. (“Hill, Holli-day”), that refers to defendant John Wooten as “the World’s Strongest Man.” Kaz-maier filed…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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