Legal Opinion
Wendt v. Host International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96-55243PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Actors George Wendt and John Ratzenberger appeal the district court’s grant of *809summary judgment in favor of Host International, Inc. (“Host”) and applicant in intervention Paramount Pictures Corporation (“Paramount”), dismissing their action for violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and California’s statutory and common law right of publicity. We reverse.
I.OVERVIEW
Wendt and Ratzenberger argue that the district court erred in dismissing their action because they have raised issues of material fact as to whether Host violated their trademark and publicity…
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