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Antounian v. Louis Vuitton Malletier
Publication Date: 2010-10-22
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Court: C.A. 2nd
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Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Macias Counsel and Sean E. Macias; Law Offices of Willam F. LaSalle and William F. LaSalle for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
For defendant: Steptoe & Johnson, Mark A. Neubauer and Dylan Ruga for Defendants and Respondents Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture, S.A. Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg, Mark T. Drooks and Sharon Ben-Shahar for Defendants and Respondents Arent Fox LLP, Steven Kimelman and Janine Gargiulo.
Case number: No. B215034

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 13440GEORGE ANTOUNIAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER et al.,

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Ballard Spahr Seeks New Fortunes in Los Angeles

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