Legal Opinion
Mitre Sports International Ltd. v. Home Box Office, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 16, 2014No. 08-CV-9117 (GBD)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
GEORGE B. DANIELS, District Judge:
Plaintiff Mitre Sports International Limited (“Mitre”) commenced this action against Defendant Home Box Office, Inc. (“HBO”), alleging that Defendant’s distribution of a portion of “Real Sports With Bryan Gumbel Episode # 138” entitled “Children of the Industry” (“COI”) on September 16, 2008 defamed Plaintiff by falsely portraying that Mitre employs child labor in the manufacture of Mitre soccer balls in India. Plaintiff moved for summary judgment that HBO defamed Mitre (ECF 244) and that Mitre is not a public figure (ECF 251).…
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