NEWCOMBE v. ADOLF COORS CO.

No. 95-55688.

157 F.3d 686 (1998)

Donald NEWCOMBE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADOLF COORS COMPANY; Foote, Cone and Belding; and Time, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Iacopino, Pacific Palisades, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry L. Mason, III, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL; James M. Harris, Sidley & Austin, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, FERNANDEZ and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Chief Judge.

Donald Newcombe, a former major league baseball all-star appeals the district court's order denying his motion to remand to state court due to lack of diversity, and the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all claims of various torts arising from the publication of a beer advertisement allegedly bearing his likeness. In this diversity action, Newcombe contends that his likeness and identity were used without his permission in...

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