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21 Years since Hooters opened its first sports bar, in Clearwater, Fla. Now the hugely popular chain, which uses scantily clad women as its main selling point, is accusing a rival, Ker’s WingHouse of Kissimmee, Fla., of stealing the idea. The case is now in federal court. In his opening statement last week, the Hooters lawyer said, “The evidence will show WingHouse has copied the Hooter girl almost from head to toe. For want of a better expression, the Hooter girl is our Ronald McDonald.”

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