Legal Opinion
Lapine v. Seinfeld
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marcy S. Friedman, J.
In this action, plaintiff Missy Chase Lapine seeks damages from defendant Jerry Seinfeld for slander. Plaintiff also seeks damages from defendant HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. (HarperCollins) for breach of implied contract and for misappropriation and unfair competition. Defendants Seinfeld and Harper-Collins move, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7), to dismiss all of the claims.
The action arises out of the publication of two cookbooks. In April 2007, plaintiff published The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite…
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