WHITE PLAINS v. CINTAS CORP.


8 N.Y.3d 422 (2007)

867 N.E.2d 381

835 N.Y.S.2d 530

WHITE PLAINS COAT & APRON CO., INC., Appellant, v. CINTAS CORP. et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (Lee Rubin of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel) and Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Los Angeles, California (Todd Lundell of counsel), for appellant.

Harris Beach PLLC, Pittsford (A. Vincent Buzard and Laura W. Smalley of counsel), and Keating Muething & Klekamp, PLL (Steven C. Coffaro of the Ohio bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel) for respondents.

Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge KAYE.

Plaintiff, White Plains Coat & Apron Co., Inc., is a New York-based linen rental business. Its competitor, defendant Cintas Corp., is a nationwide business that rents similar products to commercial customers. White Plains alleges that it had five-year exclusive service contracts with customers and that, knowing of these arrangements, Cintas nonetheless induced dozens...

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