Legal Opinion
James W. Cleary v. News Corporation and Harpercollins Publishers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1994No. 92-55697PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Senior District Judge WILL.
WILL, Senior District Judge:
Dr. James W. Cleary sued News Corporation, the publishers of Robert’s Rules of Order, under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, for alleged misattribution of his work product. He also brought state law claims for unfair competition, breach of contract, and intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all counts. The district court had jurisdiction over Cleary’s Lanham Act claim under 15 U.S.C. § 1121, and over the state law claims under the…
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