awarding attorneys' fees because "[t]here is a substantial overtone in this case to warrant an inference that this suit was initiated as a competitive ploy"
Summary of this case from Benihana of Tokyo, LLC v. Benihana, Inc.No. 83-7143.
May 9, 1983.
E.D.N.Y., 524 F.Sup. 574.
AFFIRMED
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Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Date published: May 9, 1983
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