Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit March 7, 2001, No. 00-7567 (Epperson v. Entertainment Express, Inc.)

JONES, District Judge:

Introduction

This case requires us to consider whether this Court’s decision in Empire Lighting Fixture Co. v. Practical Lighting Fixture Co., 20 F.2d 295 (2d Cir.1927), survives the Supreme Court’s ruling in Peacock v. Thomas, 516 U.S. 349, 116 S.Ct. 862, 133 L.Ed.2d 817 (1996). We hold that it does.