Legal Opinion
Akerman v. Oryx Communications, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 1984No. 81 Civ. 7388 (ADS)PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
Defendant Oryx Communications, Inc. (“Oryx”), a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices in New York City, was incorporated on April 6, 1981, to acquire video rights to American films and to manufacture and sell video cassettes and video discs for home use abroad. Oryx was the brainchild of Steven Schiffer, an executive formerly with Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, and Thomas Sherwood, one of Schiffer’s business contacts. Oryx merged with Sherwood’s company, Replicón, Inc. (“Replicón”), an exporter of Super 8 mm films, which…
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