United States Second Circuit

In a suit over statements about the authenticity of Soviet avant garde paintings, two claims under the New York common law for unfair competition by disparagement were wrongfully dismissed, however, the rest of the district court's judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/25/2003
• Published 04/25/2003

Judges

• Before:  CALABRESI, B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges, and COTE, District Judge .

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gerald A. Rosenberg (Stacey B. Creem and David B. Powers, on the brief), Katten, Muchin, Zavis & Rosenman, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin R. Gold, (Robert P. Mulvey, on the brief), RubinBaum LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Ingrid Hutton and Leonard Hutton Galleries, Inc., Anastasios Sarikas, Astoria, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Mark Khidekel and Regina Khidekel.