X-Tra Art, Inc., a California Corporation Linda Weill v. Consumer Union of the United States

48 F.3d 1230 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. X-TRA ART, INC., a California Corporation; LINDA WEILL, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONSUMER UNION OF THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-16571. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 17, 1995. * Decided March 8, 1995. 1 Before: SNEED and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellants X-Tra Art, Inc. and Linda Weill (Appellants) appeal the district court's ruling that their alleged product disparagement action against Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. (Consumers Union) is time-barred. Appellants argue that the district court erred in applying California's one-year statute of limitations for defamation actions, rather than the two-year statute of limitations for property actions. We affirm the ruling of the district court dismissing Appellants' case. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 4 Linda Weill is the inventor of Rainbow Foam…