Legal Opinion
Maguire v. Gorruso
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 3, 2002No. 01-203PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amestoy, CJ.
Defendants Samuel J. Gorruso and Sammy G. Media Corporation appeal from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, in favor of plaintiffs Robert W. Maguire and Robert Maguire, Ltd., awarding damages of $272,000 for unfair competition and $143,000 for conversion. Defendants contend: (1) compensatory damages were unavailable as a matter of law for the common law unfair competition claim of trade name or trade dress infringement; (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove the elements of the infringement claim; (3) the court abused its discretion in denying a motion to modify the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States Sporting Products, Inc. v. Johnny Stewart Game Calls, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1993
- Haynes v. Golub Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
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