Legal Opinion
Weight Watchers International, Inc. v. Stouffer Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1990No. 88 Civ. 7062 (MBM)PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Whether or not the late Duchess of Windsor was right when she postulated that one can never be too rich or too thin, 1 one certainly can get rich these days by holding out the promise to make others thin. The parties to this action hold out that promise, and clash in pursuit of those riches.
Plaintiff Weight Watchers International, Inc. markets both a diet program and a line of frozen low calorie foods. Plaintiff’s diet program, as set forth in greater detail below, employs a system of six food groups (bread, fruit, protein, fat, milk and vegetable) in…
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