Hicks v. Casablanca Records

Decided September 19, 1978. Lawrence Warren Pierce wrote the opinion for the court.

464 F. Supp. 426 · Cited 59 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Spahn v. Julian Messner. Inc. · 23 A.D.2d 216
• Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc. · 21 N.Y.2d 124
• Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc. · 18 N.Y.2d 324
• University of Notre Dame Du Lac v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. · 22 A.D.2d 452
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
• Ali v. Playgirl, Inc. · 447 F. Supp. 723
• CBS Inc. v. Springboard International Records · 429 F. Supp. 563
• Mortellito v. Nina of California, Inc. · 335 F. Supp. 1288
• Price v. Hal Roach Studios, Inc. · 400 F. Supp. 836
• Factors Etc., Inc. v. Creative Card Co. · 444 F. Supp. 279
• Price v. Worldvision Enterprises, Inc. · 455 F. Supp. 252
• Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. · 444 F. Supp. 288

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