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Significant or Publicized Cases

I have been involved in a large number of lawsuits, some of which are very significant and others which have been highly publicized. In some instances, the important cases have been highly publicized. These cases cover most of the types of civil litigation in which a small business or its owner could become involved with. Here is a list and description of some of these cases:

  1. Anti-Monopoly v. Parker Brothers'/Hasbro's Monopoly Game [antitrust, trademark, copyright] - see Book about Anti-Monopoly Lawsuit and My Joint Effort with Client
  2. Merchant v. Lymon [copyright; to recover the Teenagers' (a '50's singing group) interest in #1 hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"]
  3. S.S. Central America [admiralty to recover billion-dollar gold treasure sunk in 1857]
  4. Cox v. Paramount [fraud, copyright infringement relating to movie Regarding Henry]
  5. Thee v. Parker Brothers [fraud, breach of contract, copyright infringement relating to Masterpiece board game]
  6. Person v. Bar Association [civil rights action to legalize advertising by lawyers]
  7. Person v. Bar Association II [civil rights action to legalize selling of shares in lawsuits to finance lawsuits]
  8. Thornton v. Democratic National Committee, et al. [Action to place presidential candidate on ballot]
  9. Hsing Chow v Union Central [New York employment termination case]
  10. National Auto Brokers Corp. v. GM, Ford, 61 others [antitrust conspiracy to stop auto brokers from ordering new cars]
  11. Hygrade v. Tropicana [antitrust, establishing illegality of "slotting allowances" and rights of indirect purchasers]
  12. The Intimate Bookshop v. Barnes & Noble and Borders (antitrust, price discrimination in sale of books to bookstores]
  13. Tire litigation [below-cost sales to major retailers by tire manufacturer; violation of Robinson-Patman Act]
  14. Moran v. Dept. of Education [civil rights case for medical doctor under disabilities act]
  15. Sussman v. Coney Island Hospital [civil rights case on behalf of gay medical doctor]
  16. Dunn v. Paramount [copyright infringement case relating to movie "The Truman Show" copying plaintiff's play]
  17. Goller Place Corp. v. RTC, FDIC [action by building to recover damages for failure to lend promised construction moneys]
  18. Rand v. Anaconda-Ericcson, Inc. [RICO action]
  19. Fisch v. Fidelcorp [equipment lease litigation]
  20. Barbizon v. Barbizon [arbitration of breach of contract claims]
  21. Collins v. American Express [class action regarding loss of proof if airplane crashed with evidence of inflight ticket purchases]
  22. Cusack v. CBS/60 Minutes [civil lawsuit regarding JFK/Marilyn Monroe historical documents]
  23. Dombroff v. Spota litigation [series of 5 civil lawsuits involving civil rights laws, forfeiture, attachment, unlawful search and seizure, prosecutorial abuse - concerning a criminal prosecution]
  24. Doria v. South Hackensack [alleged extortion by prosecutor against medical doctor; with threat in writing
  25. Town of Monroe v. Medical Doctor [civil rights case, town using excessive enforcement of law to obtain free services for town]
  26. Teltronics v. L. M. Ericcson [tortious destruction of franchisee business and bankruptcy proceedings thereafter]
  27. Feit & Drexler [U.S. agent with power to bind Lloyds of London; bankruptcy proceedings]
  28. Rumican 190 Corp. [bankruptcy proceedings to reorganize corporate owner of single piece of real estate]
  29. DiLorenzo Properties [scores of real estate cases including bankruptcy filings]
  30. Folke v. Paramount [copyright infringement claim against producers/distributors of movie "Coming to America"]
  31. Buckner v. Marvel [copyright infringement claims against publishers of Deathlok comic hero]
  32. Adsani v. William Morrow & Co, Miller [defense of copyright infringement suit against agent of book author]
  33. Jalor Color Graphics v. Knoll Pharmaceutical [misappropriation of business; breach of contract]
  34. Charles of the Ritz v. Marcon [price discrimination suit and refusal to deal against perfume manufacturer]
  35. Chalais v. Milton Bradley [patent infringement suit relating to block-stacking toy "Jenga"]
  36. Lemelson v. General Mills/Hasbro [alleged theft of idea; copyright infringement and patent infringement]
  37. Szucs v. Committee of Interns and Residents [wrongful termination of medical doctor's residency]
  38. O'Keeffe v. Union [employment termination of insurance agent]
  39. Agent v. Unum Life Insurance Co. [termination of insurance agent]
  40. Tomasini v. Disney [copyright infringement as to plaintiff's unique Gargoyle artwork appearing in series of Gargoyle movies]
  41. Jaghory v. New York State Education [action to require licensing of foreign-trained medical doctor]
  42. Star Patrol Enterprises v. Saban Entertainment and Fox Broadcasting [copyright and theft of idea lawsuit against producers/publishers of The Power Rangers TV series and movies]
  43. Associated Artists Entertainment, Inc. v. Walt Disney Pictures [copyright infringement, fraud and breach of contract relating to movie "Sister Act"]
  44. Priest v. Roman Catholic Church [an action by RCC Jesuit priest to obtain a "divorce" from the Church and a property settlement]
  45. Person v. Bar Association [action to declare bar association rule unconstitutional - DR 7-109(c) prohibiting experts from being paid on a contingent-fee basis]
  46. Manager v. United Bank Limited (Pakistan Bank) [employment termination of female manager; civil rights - sex discrimination; breach of contract; expert compensation issues]