Legal Opinion
Gayle Martz, Inc. v. SHERPA PET GROUP, LLC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 28, 2009No. 08 Civ. 9186(HB)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
HAROLD BAER, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff Gayle Martz Inc. (“GMI” or “Plaintiff’) brought this action on October 27, 2008 for trademark infringement and dilution, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against Defendants Sherpa Pet Group LLC (“SPG”), Tim R. Ford (“Ford”) and Kevin T. Sheridan (“Sheridan”) (collectively, “Defendants”), who acquired the GMI business and obtained licenses to use the SHERPA trademarks. 1 Defendants filed an answer and third-party complaint, joining Gayle Martz (“Martz”), the owner of GMI, and Sam J. Nole (“Nole”), GMI’s accountant…
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