Freedberg v. Landman

SEYBERT, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is an action brought under the Lan-ham Act, and also on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, that arises out of a shareholder dispute between the shareholders of Bellini Juvenile Designer Furniture Corp. [“Bellini Corp.”]. Bellini Corp. is engaged in the business of marketing furniture for children under the Bellini trademark. The plaintiff shareholders, Barry and Irving Freedberg, who bring suit both individually and derivatively on behalf of Bellini Corp., allege that the defendants have violated their rights secured under both federal and state law…