Legal Opinion
White Plains Coat & Apron Co. v. Cintas Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 2007PublishedCited by 100 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Plaintiff, White Plains Coat & Apron Co., Inc., is a New York-based linen rental business. Its competitor, defendant Cintas Corp., is a nationwide business that rents similar products to commercial customers. White Plains alleges that it had five-year exclusive service contracts with customers and that, knowing of these arrangements, Cintas nonetheless induced dozens of White Plains’ customers to breach their contracts and enter into rental agreements with Cintas. White Plains by letter demanded that Cintas desist solicitation and discontinue servicing…
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