Onegin Restaurant slated to open soon
A new Russian restaurant is supposed to be opening soon in the West Village in Manhattan. Vat is the problem? Well, they seem to be trying to associate themselves with Rasputin of Brighton Beach. Michael Levitis and Marina are not very pleased with this association and have asked them to refrain from linking the two restaurants together. However, that has not been the case and recently Michael is threatening legal action if something isn't done about it. The Onegin restaurant is not only much smaller, it is much less expensive and yet they allegedly say they are being headed up by the team behind Rasputin. If that was the truth, Michael would certainly not be upset over it. Here is Michael's letter:
To whom it may concern:
It is with great dismay that my wife, Marina Levitis, and I read your recent article on Onegin restaurant. Marina co-owns Rasputin Restaurant and I am a director therein.
Please note that Rasputin is not affiliated in any shape or form with Onegin nor any of its managers or owners. This is not the first time that Onegin claimed to be our sister restaurant. They have already been served with a cease and desist notice by our attorney regarding same back in August. I will happy to provide you with a copy on Monday.
It seems Onegin has willfully chosen to disregard said notice and has again brazenly used Rasputin name, publicity and goodwill to promote their cheap imitation of Rasputin. I will now instruct our attorney to commence a lawsuit against Onegin and any publication that falsely reports on the affiliation.
I am hereby requesting that your site post a prompt retraction of your article. We hereby reserve the right to use all remedies available to us in law or in equity in the event of your refusal to comply with this request.
Should you have any questions I can be reached at Michael@Rasputinny.com. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with above request.
Sincerely,
Michael Levitis
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