U.S. Gold & Silver Investments, Inc. v. The United States of America Ex Rel. Director, U.S. Mint J. Aron & Company

OPINION

The plaintiff in this action is U.S. Gold & Silver Investments, Inc., a company engaged in the business of selling gold bullion and other metals. It brought this action against the United States and J. Aron & Company (“Aron”) claiming that the United States Mint and Aron misappropriated the plaintiffs trade name when they marketed and sold gold medallions, minted by the United States, under the name “U.S. Gold.” The plaintiff sought damages against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1982) (FTCA), and against Aron under section 43(a) of the…