Legal Opinion
Federal Express Corp. v. United States Postal Service
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided March 10, 1999No. CV 96-3151 DAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
DONALD, District Judge.
Before this court is Defendant’s, United States Postal Service, Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss Plaintiffs, Federal Express Corporation, complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated Section 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127, by disseminating false and misleading advertising concerning the characteristics of its Priority Mail and Global Priority Mail services. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated the 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) by 1)…
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