Legal Opinion
Hershey Pasta Group v. Vitelli-Elvea Co., Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 12, 1996No. Civil Action 1:CV-95-0231PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAMBO, Chief Judge.
Before the court are motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Maktas Makarnacilik ve Ticaret T.A.S. (“Maktas”) and Filiz Gida Sanayii ve Ticaret AS. (“Filiz”). Both Defendants are Turkish corporations, and both allege that this court lacks personal jurisdiction over them. Because both motions raise similar issues, the court will consider the motions together. All briefing is complete, and the motions are ripe for disposition.
I. Background
The captioned action, filed on February 15, 1995, is brought pursuant to section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). 1…
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