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CLEARY v. NEWS CORP.

No. 92-55697.

30 F.3d 1255 (1994)

James W. CLEARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEWS CORPORATION and HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Mueth, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Louis P. Petrich, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, CA, and Slade R. Metcalf, Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Lehrer, New York City, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.

Opinion by Senior District Judge WILL.

WILL, Senior District Judge:

Dr. James W. Cleary sued News Corporation, the publishers of Robert's Rules of Order, under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, for alleged misattribution of his work product. He also brought state law claims for unfair competition, breach of contract, and intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants...

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