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MINNESOTA EX REL. HATCH v. WORLDCOM, INC.

No. Civ. 00-2065RHKJMM.

125 F.Supp.2d 365 (2000)

State of MINNESOTA, by its Attorney General, Mike HATCH, Plaintiff, v. WORLDCOM, INC., f/k/a MCI Worldcom, Inc., doing business through a subsidiary, MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

December 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prentiss Cox, Erik A. Lindseth, Assistant Attorneys General for the State of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, for Plaintiff.

Laura J. Hein, Gray Plant Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, Charles P. Scheeler, Glen K. Allen, Quincy M. Crawford, Piper Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KYLE, District Judge.

Introduction

This lawsuit arises out of Defendant Worldcom, Inc.'s ("Worldcom") "Five Cents Everyday" advertising campaign for long distance telecommunication services, which included television spots featuring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes® cartoon characters. On July 20, 2000, the State of Minnesota, through its Attorney General (hereinafter "the State"), filed suit in Ramsey County...

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