Legal Opinion
Pelman v. McDonald's Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 2003No. 02 CIV. 7821(RWS)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prior Proceedings.,.519
Facts.519
Parties.519
Obesity in Young Persons and Its Effects.519
Claims.520
Discussion.521
I. Diversity Jurisdiction Exists, and the Plaintiffs’ Motion To Remand Is
Denied. 521
A. The Outlets.521
B. McDonalds of New York .'.522
C. The Outlets and McDonalds of New York Are Akin To Retailers
And Distributors of McDonalds Corp.’s Products.523
II. McDonalds’ Motion to Dismiss.524
A. Standard of Review.524
B. Counts I and II: Plaintiffs Fail to State a Claim Pursuant to N.Y.
Gen. Bus. Law §§ 349 and 350 .524
1. Federal Pre-Emption.,.. .■.525
2.…
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