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12/27/2004, 7:05am, EST
Monday, December 27th
New counsel, plaintiffs in Apple reseller lawsuit
New counsel and new plaintiffs have been added in the reseller lawsuit against Apple that claims the company driving them out of business by opening its own chain of retail stores, according to Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. The report sasy that new attorneys with a background in franchisee litigation have been hired and that a fifth plaintiff has also joined the case on the invitation of the original plaintiffs. "The dealers, called Apple resellers, accuse Apple Computer of breach of contract, unfair competition, intentional interference with economic advantage and other offenses. The new lead counsel is David Franklin, of San Diego, who litigated a similar suit in the early 1980s against the company that issued FotoMat franchises. Another San Diego attorney and one from Tennessee also have joined the case. They replace Marcus Merchasin, of San Francisco, who filed the original lawsuit in 2003."
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"The report sasy that new attorneys with a background in franchisee litigation have been hired and that a fifth plaintiff has also joined the case ...."
sasy?
I swear, I still have this feeling that those writing here on Macnn are PC users or people who simply don't know anything about Apple. I mean try to be a little on Apples side every now and then, would ya?
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