Legal Opinion
Societe Des Hotels Meridien, Meridien, S.A. v. Lasalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 17, 2004No. Docket No. 03-7346PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. PARKER, JR., Circuit Judge.
Societe des Hotels Meridien and several related parties (“Meridien”) appeal the dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of their Lanham Act claims alleging false advertising and unfair competition through reverse palming off, see 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(A), (B), as well as their supplemental state law claims. The claims had been asserted against Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood”) and LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P. and related parties (“La-Salle”). Because we find that Meridien stated claims under the Lanham Act, we…
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