Legal Opinion
Murray v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1987No. 85 Civ. 7675 (MGC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
On September 30, 1985, Hwesu S. Murray (“Murray”) commenced this suit against the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (“NBC”), Brandon Tartikoff (“Tar-tikoff”), President of NBC Entertainment, The Carsey-Werner Co. (“Carsey-Wer-ner”), a California corporation, and Marcia Carsey (“Carsey”) and Thomas Werner (“Werner”), the principals of Carsey-Wer-ner. The complaint alleges that defendants based the successful and lucrative weekly series The Cosby Show on an idea that plaintiff submitted to NBC.
After the completion of discovery by all parties, defendants NBC…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Miller v. . SchlossNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Norton J. Lehman v. Dow Jones & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Downey v. General Foods Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hwesu S. Murray v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. And Brandon Tartikoff, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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- Garrido v. Burger King Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Orderline Wholesale Distributors, Inc. v. Gibbons, Green, Van Amerongen, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Alevizos v. JOHN D. MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
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