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Seinfeld Asks Court To Dismiss Infringement Lawsuit

Jerry Seinfeld has asked a U. S. District Court judge to dismiss Missy Chase Lapine’s lawsuit against him and his wife Jessica. Ms. Lapine has sued the Seinfelds for copyright and trademark infringement and defamation. In addition, statements that Mr. Seinfeld made comparing Ms. Lapine to the assassins of John Lennon and Martin Luther King were exaggerations for comic effect, said his lawyers. Read more here and here.