Legal Opinion
Charles Atlas, Ltd. v. Time-Life Books, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 1983No. 81 Civ. 8131(GLG)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
This is a diversity action brought by Charles Atlas Ltd. against Time-Life Books, Inc. for breach of contract and product disparagement. Before this Court is Time-Life’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint. 1
Product Disparagement Claim
The product disparagement claim arises from the reproduction in the defendant’s book, Exercising for Fitness, of the plaintiff’s classic advertisement about a “97-pound weakling” who becomes a “real man” after utilizing the plaintiffs exercise system. As noted in this Court’s prior opinion, the advertising reproduction is set…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Ruder & Finn Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
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