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TOPPS CHEWING GUM v. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS

No. 85 Civ. 2669 (WCC).

641 F.Supp. 1179 (1986)

TOPPS CHEWING GUM, INC., Plaintiff, v. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shea & Gould, New York City, for plaintiff; Daniel L. Carroll, Yee Wah Chin, George G. Nelson, of counsel.

McGuire & Tiernan, New York City, for defendant; Harold F. McGuire, of counsel.

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.

This case concerns the commercial currency of youth: baseball trading cards, those familiar 2½ inch by 3½ inch cards with the name and picture of a major league baseball player on the front, and his career statistics and personal information on the back. Plaintiff, Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. ("Topps"), is the major manufacturer and marketer of such cards and other products containing pictures of...

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