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Lipner v. Sanrio, Incorporated

A short-lived defamation-category suit against Sanrio, Incorporated.

Lipner,
Plaintiff,
v.
Sanrio, Incorporated,
Defendant.
Docket No.0:03-cv-60601
CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Filed2003
StatusClosed

The record

Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Jurisdiction
United States
Docket No.
0:03-cv-60601
Filed
2003
Resolved
2003
Sanrio’s role
Defendant
Type
Defamation
Claims
Libel / slander (assault, libel & slander)
Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
not public
Counsel — Sanrio side
not public

What happened

A short-lived defamation-category suit against Sanrio, Incorporated.

Outcome

Opened and closed within about a month before Judge Kenneth A. Marra, suggesting early dismissal or remand. Substance not public.

The legal nuance

A one-month docket usually means it never really got going.

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