HEARST BUSINESS PUB., INC. v. W.G. NICHOLS, INC.

No. 99 Civ. 10164(DC).

76 F.Supp.2d 459 (1999)

HEARST BUSINESS PUBLISHING, INC., Plaintiff, v. W.G. NICHOLS, INC., Defendant.

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

November 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP, by Gregory L. Diskant, Frederick B. Warder III, Douglas J. Widmann, Carrie A. Mandel, New York City, for plaintiff.

Duane Morris & Heckscher LLP, by Fran M. Jacobs, David S. Tannenbaum, Edward G. Biester III, Robert E. Rosenthal, New York City, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant.

Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLP, by Thomas G. Bailey, John E. Tardera, Robert S. Tesler, New York City, of counsel J. Paul Williamson, Arnold, White, & Durkee, Washington, D.C., Maureen McArdle, Cahners Business Information, New York City, for intervenor-defendant.


OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

In the automotive repair industry, "Chilton time" refers to estimates of the labor time required to perform certain automotive maintenance and repair tasks. These estimates were compiled by the Chilton Company ("Chilton"), are widely used throughout the industry in determining labor charges, and have become an industry standard.

After selling certain assets, Chilton went out of business in 1997. Plaintiff Hearst...

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