Legal Opinion
DC Comics, Inc. v. Filmation Associates
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 21, 1980No. 78 Civ. 5508 (LFM)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacMAHON, Chief Judge.
This case shows that a lawsuit need not assume the shape of a class action in order to qualify as a Frankenstein monster. 1 It poses many difficult questions in the form of defendant’s post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, Fed.R. Civ.P. 50(b), and for a new trial, Fed.R. Civ.P. 59(a), and in plaintiff’s prayer for equitable relief. Before turning to these questions, a brief outline of the litigation is necessary.
Since 1941, plaintiff, a New York corporation, has marketed comic books using the Aquaman characters. Aquaman is an underwater…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Warner Bros., Inc. v. Gay Toys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Processed Plastic Company, Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Warner Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros., Inc., Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Mayer v. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Universal City Studios, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. And Nintendo of America, Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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