Legal Opinion
Romantics v. Activision Publishing, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 19, 2008No. 07-14969PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [48] AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ CROSS-MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [57]
NANCY G. EDMUNDS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs The Romantics a/k/a Master Beat, Inc., Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, and Coz Canler filed this action against Defendants Activision Publishing, Inc., RedOe-tane, Inc., and WaveGroup Sound. 1 Plaintiffs assert four causes of action: violation of their right of publicity (Count I), false endorsement under the Lanham Act (Count II), unfair competition (Count III), and unjust enrichment (Count IV). Defendants argue…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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