IN RE HOUBIGANT, INC.

No. 95 Civ. 2467 (RWS).

914 F.Supp. 964 (1995)

In re HOUBIGANT, INC., et al., Debtors. HOUBIGANT, INC. and Parfums Parquet, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ACB MERCANTILE, INC., ACB Fragrances and Cosmetics, Inc., Giacomo Giuliano, Augustine Celaya and Gilles Pellerin, V & B Distributors, Canada, Inc., Harold Schiff, A. Rosenblum Sales, Inc., and Rosenblum, Defendants. ACB MERCANTILE, INC. and ACB Fragrances and Cosmetics, Inc., Counterclaim-Plaintiffs, v. HOUBIGANT, INC., Parfums Parquet, Houbigant, (1995) Ltd. (f.k.a. 3088766) Canada, Ltd., Michael Sherman, Luigi Massironi, Robert Graber, Thomas Bonoma, Renaissance Cosmetics, Inc., Kidd Kamm & Company, CTC International Group, Ltd., Brad Robinson and Chemical Bank New Jersey, N.A. (as agent for itself and National Westminster Bank U.S.A.), Counterclaim Defendants.

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

October 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaye, Scholer, Fierman Hays & Handler (Karen E. Katzman, Thomas A. Smart, Scott M. Berman, Elizabeth Forman, Yoon Hi Greene, of counsel), New York City, for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendants Michael Sherman, Luigi Massironi and Robert Graber.

Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP (Stephen G. Rinehart, Barry J. Brett, Michael D. Friedman, Gilbert C. Hoover, IV, of counsel), New York City, for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendants Parfums Parquet, Houbigant Ltee, Thomas Bonoma, Renaissance Cosmetics, Kidd Kamm, CTC Intl. and Brad Robinson.

Stroock, Stroock & Lavan (Brian M. Cogan, James A. Shifren, of counsel), New York City, for Counterclaim Defendant Chemical Bank.

Marcus Montgomery Wolfson, P.C. (Sam P. Israel, Lisa Buckley, of counsel), New York City, for defendant ACB Mercantile Inc.


OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

The ACB Defendants1 have moved to dismiss the complaint of Plaintiff/Debtor Houbigant, Inc. ("Houbigant"). Houbigant and Plaintiff PPI have each moved to dismiss all of the counterclaims asserted against them by ACB. Counterclaim-Defendant Chemical Bank ("Chemical") has moved to dismiss the claim asserted against it by ACB. For the reasons discussed herein, the motions are denied in part and granted...

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