Legal Opinion
Dumas v. Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 14, 1999No. 98 CV 1772-B (AJB)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED.R.CIV.P. 12(b)(6)
BREWSTER, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
This case raises the question whether licensors of intellectual property may be liable for the subsequent use of that property by manufacturers in a practice — the use of “chase” or “insert” cards — that this Court has stated may constitute an illegal form of gambling. See Schwartz v. Upper Deck (I), 956 F.Supp. 1552 (S.D.Cal.1997); Schwartz v. Upper Deck (II), 967 F.Supp. 405 (S.D.Cal.1997). Specifically, Plaintiffs, as proposed class representatives, contend that Defendant…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hansen v. Ticket Track, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 2003
- Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. v. PriceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Dumas v. Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 2000