Legal Opinion
Viacom International, Inc. v. Lorimar Productions, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 25, 1980No. 79 Civ. 6735PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Viacom International Inc. (“Viacom”), is a worldwide distributor of television programs whose business includes the domestic rerun distribution of television programs after their network run is completed and the distribution for foreign television exhibition. The defendant, Lorimar Productions Inc. (“Lorimar”), is a producer of programs for television and only recently, several years after the parties were operating under their agreement referred to hereinafter, entered into the distribution business.
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- William A. Cordingley v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Sanchez v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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