BANDAI AMERICA INC. v. BALLY MIDWAY MFG. CO.

Nos. 84-5884, 85-5355.

775 F.2d 70 (1985)

BANDAI AMERICA INCORPORATED, a New Jersey Corporation and Bandai Company, Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, and Bandai Overseas Corporation, a Japanese Corporation now merged into Bandai Company, Ltd., Involuntary Plaintiffs, v. BALLY MIDWAY MFG. CO., an Illinois Corporation, Namco, Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, Namco America, Inc., a California Corporation. Appeal of BANDAI AMERICA INCORPORATED and Bandai Company, Ltd.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Koelzer, Osborne & Kreizman, Red Bank, N.J. (George J. Koelzer (argued), Red Bank, N.J., of counsel, and Joel N. Kreizman, Red Bank, N.J., on brief), for appellants.

Hannoch, Weisman, Stern, Besser, Berkowitz & Kinney, Joseph J. Fleischman, William W. Robertson, Roseland, N.J., Thoits, Lehman & Love, William J. McLean, Scott A. Ross (argued), Palo Alto, Cal., Scott A. Ross, Palo Alto, Cal., on brief, for appellees Namco Ltd. and Namco America, Inc.

Loeb & Loeb, David A. Gerber (argued), Robert A. Meyer, James B. Hicks, Los Angeles, Cal., Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, Frederick L. Whitmer, Gregory C. Parliman, Morristown, N.J., Jenner & Block, Keith F. Bode, Chicago, Ill., for appellee Bally Midway Mfg. Co.

Frederic W. Yerman (argued), Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, for Coleco Industries, Inc. in No. 85-5355; Phillip A. Geraci, on brief.

Before ADAMS, GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

Bandai America Incorporated and others (Bandai) appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Bally Midway Mfg. Co. (Bally), Namco Ltd. and Namco America, Inc. (Namco), and Coleco Industries, Inc. (Coleco) in Bandai's action for relief from a 1982 settlement and judgment and for relief under the Copyright Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and other statutes.1 Bandai also appeals from an...

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