Legal Opinion
Stan Winston Creatures, Inc. v. Toys" R" US, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 17, 2003No. 02 Civ. 9809(GEL)PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LYNCH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Stan Winston and his company, Stan Winston Creatures, Inc. (“SWC”), creators of Hollywood film industry special-effects creatures, sued defendants Toys “R”Us, Inc. (“Toys”), and various executives and unknown agents of that company, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, alleging that defendants engaged in fraud and breached a contract concerning the marketing and sales of toy action figures based on the plaintiffs’ creations.
Defendants removed the action to this Court based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and…
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