Legal Opinion
Optimal Pets, Inc. v. Nutri-Vet, LLC
District Court, C.D. California
Decided June 29, 2012No. EDCV-08-1795 MJGPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
MARVIN J. GARBIS, District Judge.
The Court has before it Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50 and the materials submitted related thereto. The Court has held a hearing and had the benefit of the arguments of counsel.
I. BACKGROUND
The instant case grew out of the competition between two producers of pet vitamins and dietary supplements to obtain a contract with a national chain of vitamin distributors.
In 2004, the Garmon Corporation, led by Scott Garmon (“Garmon”) was a well-established…
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