Igor Lifshitz v. Walter Drake & Sons, Inc., and Etna Products Co., Inc., Igor Lifshitz, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Etna Products Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

806 F.2d 1426 55 USLW 2422 , 1987 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,042 , 7 Fed.R.Serv.3d 16 , 1 U.S.P.Q.2d 1254 , 22 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 415 Igor LIFSHITZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WALTER DRAKE & SONS, INC., et al., Defendants, and Etna Products Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Igor LIFSHITZ, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. ETNA PRODUCTS CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 85-6087, 85-6130. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 4, 1986. Decided Dec. 30, 1986. Clinton T. Bailey, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Kathryn Tschopik, Los Angeles, Cal., Robert C. Faber, New York City, for defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, BOOCHEVER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Etna Products Co., Inc. (Etna) appeals from the district court's denial of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v.) or for a new trial on Lifshitz's unfair competition claim. Etna also contends that the district court erred in denying its motion for a new trial because of improper instruction to the jury regarding Lifshitz's unfair…