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PRUDHOMME v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.

No. 92-1049.

800 F.Supp. 390 (1992)

Chef Paul PRUDHOMME and Tasso Travel, Inc. v. The PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. and The Folgers Coffee Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

September 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Reinhardt, Post & Reinhardt, Metairie, La., for plaintiffs.

Charles F. Gay, Jr., Joseph W. Looney, Sarah T. Eckstein, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., Jeffrey O. Davidson, The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SEAR, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Chef Paul Prudhomme and Tasso Travel, Inc. have brought this civil action claiming multiple violations of trademark infringement, invasion of privacy, and unfair competition resulting from a television commercial aired by defendants Procter & Gamble Company and Folgers Coffee Company. In their amended complaint, plaintiffs claim that the commercial depicts an actor bearing a striking resemblance to Prudhomme...

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