ARMSTRONG v. VIRGIN RECORDS, LTD.

No. 98 CIV. 4645 RWS.

91 F.Supp.2d 628 (2000)

Ralphe A. ARMSTRONG, individually and d/b/a Anna Music, Plaintiff, v. VIRGIN RECORDS, LTD., et al., Defendants.

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

April 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abelman Frayne & Schwab, New York City (Robert C. Osterberg, of Counsel), for Plaintiff.

Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn, New York City (Donald S. Zakarin, Lisa M. Buckley, Suzan Arden, of Counsel), for Defendants Virgin Records Ltd., Virgin Records America, Inc., Island Music, Ltd., Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall and Andrew Vowles d/b/a Massive Attack.

Parcher, Hayes & Snyder, New York City (Orin Snyder, Craig A. Isaacs, of Counsel), for Defendant EMI Group, Inc.

Notaro & Michalos, Orangeburg, NY (Angelo Notaro, John Zaccaria, of Counsel), for Defendant Adidas America, Inc.

Davis & Gilbert, New York City (Howard R. Weingrad, Jennifer Tafet Klausner, of Counsel), for Defendant Leagas Delaney London Ltd.


OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ralphe A. Armstrong ("Armstrong") has moved, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for summary judgment striking various affirmative defenses raised by the defendants in this action. In turn, defendants EMI Group, plc ("EMI Group"), Virgin Records Ltd. ("Virgin UK"), Virgin Records America ("Virgin America"), Island Music, Ltd. ("Island"), and Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, and Andrew...

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