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DECLEMENTE v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. CV 91-3256 (ADS).

860 F.Supp. 30 (1994)

William J. DeCLEMENTE, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., Jerry Weintraub Productions, and Jerry Weintraub, Defendants.

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

July 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collins & Berman (Henry F. Collins, of counsel), Toms River, NJ, Lackenback Siegel Marzullo Aronson & Greenspan, P.C. (Howard N. Aronson, Robert Golden, of counsel), New York City, for plaintiff.

Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn (Stephen F. Huff, Jamie M. Brickell, Narciso F. Saavedra, of counsel), New York City, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge:

This case concerns the origin of a best selling motion picture "The Karate Kid" and its two sequels, among other interesting issues of intellectual property law. The plaintiff William J. DeClemente ("the plaintiff" or "DeClemente"), now residing in New Jersey, claims he is the original Karate Kid, and has brought an action against the producers and...

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