Legal Opinion
Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corp.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided November 16, 1998No. 1:98-CV-45PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
QUIST, District Judge.
Background
In this action, Plaintiffs, Wrench LLC (“Wrench”), Joseph Shields (“Shields”), and Thomas Rinks (“Rinks”), allege that Defendant, Taco Bell Corp. (“Taco Bell”), misappropriated their creative images, ideas, concepts, and designs for its own use without compensating them for use of their property. The alleged property in dispute is Plaintiffs’ idea of featuring a live Chihuahua with a feisty attitude to promote Taco Bell food in a series of commercials. Plaintiffs allege that their ideas were inspired by their Chihuahua caricature known as “Psycho…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wrench Llc, a Michigan Limited Liability Company Joseph Shields Thomas Rinks v. Taco Bell Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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