Legal Opinion
Spilman v. Mosby-Yearbook, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 26, 2000No. Civ.A.98-10934-PBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Shawn Spilman, d/b/a Eliot Press, sold the publication rights to his health care manuals to the defendant, Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. (“Mosby”), which agreed to use its best efforts to protect the copyrights and to use commercially reasonable efforts to promote the publications. Alleging that Mosby failed to com ply with these obligations, plaintiff filed this diversity action asserting breach of contract (Count 1) and unfair and deceptive trade practices under Mass.Gen.L. ch. 93A (Count 2). Mosby has filed counterclaims for breach of contract…
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