ALLEN v. MEN'S WORLD OUTLET, INC.

No. 87 Civ. 1631 (CBM).

679 F.Supp. 360 (1988)

Woody ALLEN, Plaintiff, v. MEN'S WORLD OUTLET, INC. and Ribaudo & Schaefer, Inc., Defendants.

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

January 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laufer & Farkash by Jacob Laufer and Patricia M. Karish, New York City, for plaintiff.

Satterlee & Stephens by James F. Rittenger and Mario Aieta, New York City, for Ribaudo & Schaefer, Inc.

Morris, Graham, Stephens & McMorrow by Donald K. Koch, Great Neck, N.Y., for Men's World Outlet, Inc.


OPINION

MOTLEY, Senior District Judge.

For the third time in as many years plaintiff Woody Allen ("Allen"), the well-known entertainment figure recently characterized as "America's most consistently venturesome film maker,"1 comes before this court to enjoin what he contends is the unauthorized exploitation of his likeness and reputation through the use of celebrity look-alikes in advertising matter. Defendants Men's World Outlet...

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