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Article: Renowned Swiss Clinic and Spa Sues Ritz-Carlton for Damage to Reputation; Demands Hotel Stop Using La Prairie Name for Spa.
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- April 11, 2007
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NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC is improperly profiting from "the name, goodwill and reputation" of Clinique La Prairie, the world renowned health spa and medical center in Montreux, Switzerland, famous for its cellular therapy, without having paid Clinique La Prairie for the right to do so, a lawsuit filed today alleges.
The lawsuit, filed in the New York State Supreme Court for the County of New York, accuses the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, which operates La Prairie at The Ritz-Carlton Spa at its flagship hotel in New York City, of dilution, damage to reputation and trademark violation. The lawsuit asks the Court to issue ...