Roy Export Co. Establishment v. Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.

Decided December 17, 1980. Morris Edward Lasker wrote the opinion for the court.

503 F. Supp. 1137 · Cited 69 times

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• Walker v. Sheldon · 10 N.Y.2d 401
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. · 376 U.S. 225
• Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. · 370 U.S. 690
• 67 Wall Street Co. v. Franklin National Bank · 37 N.Y.2d 245
• Le Mistral, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System · 61 A.D.2d 491
• New York Times Co. v. Roxbury Data Interface, Inc. · 434 F. Supp. 217
• Davis v. EI DuPont De Nemours & Company · 249 F. Supp. 329
• Time Incorporated v. Bernard Geis Associates · 293 F. Supp. 130
• Greenspan v. Commerical Insurance Co. of Newark · 57 A.D.2d 387
• Orth-O-Vision, Inc. v. Home Box Office · 474 F. Supp. 672
• F. E. L. Publications, Ltd. v. National Conference of Catholic Bishops · 466 F. Supp. 1034
• Marvin Worth Productions v. Superior Films Corp. · 319 F. Supp. 1269
• Banco Nacional De Costa Rica v. Bremar Holdings Corp. · 492 F. Supp. 364
• Hartfield v. Peterson · 91 F.2d 998
• Jacobs v. Robitaille · 406 F. Supp. 1145
• Breffort v. I Had a Ball Company · 271 F. Supp. 623
• Kinelow Publishing Co. v. Photography in Business, Inc. · 270 F. Supp. 851
• Baccaro v. Pisa · 252 F. Supp. 900
• Norbay Music, Inc. v. King Records, Inc. · 249 F. Supp. 285
• Morser v. Bengor Products Co. · 283 F. Supp. 926

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