Legal Opinion
American Games, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant v. Trade Products, Inc., and Stuart Entertainment, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1998No. 97-35275PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by an intervenor involves a district court decision to vacate a judgment after the controversy between the original parties was mooted by an asset sale that effectively merged the two companies. The district court determined that the intervenor had standing, but that the merger was motivated by legitimate business reasons only incidental to the mooted case. The court concluded that the equities favored vacatur. We affirm.
I.Facts and Procedural History
Stuart Entertainment (“Stuart”) holds copyrights on several bingo card series. Stuart sued Trade Products,…
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