BCBSO v. BCBSA

Nos. 96-4218, 96-4241, 96-4325.

110 F.3d 318 (1997)

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD MUTUAL OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellant (96-4218)/Cross-Appellee, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant (96-4325), v. COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORPORATION and Integrated Health Corporation, Third-Party Defendants-Appellants (96-4241)/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth F. Seminatore, Douglas A. Andrews, John E. Schiller, Climaco, Climaco, Seminatore, Lefkowitz & Garofoli, Cleveland, OH, Raymond W. Lembke, Daniel Joseph Hoffheimer, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cincinnati, OH, Jonathan M. Jacobson, argued and briefed, Andrew J. Rossman, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, New York City, for Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee in Nos. 96-4218, 96-4325.

C. Steven Tomashefsky, Chester T. Kamin, argued and briefed, John Hamill, Brent D. Hanfling, Linn A. Brady, Eric A. Sacks, Kristina M. Entner, John F. Ward, Jr., Darryl M. Bradford, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Jerome C. Randolph, Keating, Muething & Klekamp, Cincinnati, OH, Steven J. Miller, Goodman, Weiss & Freedman, Cleveland, OH, Ann M. Kappler, Paul M. Smith, Sam Hirsch, Jenner & Block, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant in Nos. 96-4218, 96-4241 and 96-4325.

Charles D. Tetrault, argued and briefed, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 96-4218.

Mark E. Staib, David C. Weiner, Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Cleveland, OH, Charles D. Tetrault, argued and briefed, Alden L. Atkins, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees in No. 96-4241.

Mark E. Staib, David C. Weiner, Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Cleveland, OH, Roger M. Synenberg, Synenberg & Marein, Cleveland, OH, Charles D. Tetrault, argued and briefed, Alden L. Atkins, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 96-4325.

Before: BOGGS, BATCHELDER, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 13, 1997.

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mutual of Ohio ("BCBSO"), Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, and Integrated Health Corporation (together with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, "Columbia") appeal the district court's order preliminarily enjoining BCBSO from using the Blue Cross and Blue Shield service marks of which the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ("BCBSA...

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