Legal Opinion
Sandwiches, Inc. v. Wendy's International, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 20, 1987No. 85-C-1488, 18-C-1481PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURRAN, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURE
A. Civil Action No. 85-C-1481
The above-captioned litigation commenced on June 25, 1984, when Wendy’s International, Inc. filed suit against Suburpia Submarine Sandwich Shoppes of Milwaukee, Inc. and William Drilias in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. In its complaint Wendy’s alleges that it created two original thirty-second television commercials for which it holds the copyrights. Wendy’s claims that Suburpia and Drilias disseminated the false accusation that Wendy’s had stolen a commercial…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sandwiches, Inc., D/B/A Suburpia Submarine Sandwich Shoppes, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Wendy's International, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Little Mole Music v. Spike Investment, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
- Cabrera v. Teatro Del Sesenta, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1995
- Whimsicality, Inc. v. Rubie's Costumes Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Rockingham Venture, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1995
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