Tag: Maryland

NFL Player Pierre Garcon Drops Right of Publicity Suit Against FanDuel

Yesterday, Pierre Garcon dropped his class action against FanDuel for using his and other NFL players' names and likenesses in fantasy football games. It is not clear yet whether some sort of settlement was reached or if so, what monetary payout might have been made. Garcon may also have decided that the case would be...

NFL Players Sue FanDuel for its Fantasy Football Game

Pierre Garcon and other NFL Players filed suit today in federal district court in Maryland claiming that their names and likenesses were misapproriated in FanDuel's fantasy football game.  The complaint includes both right of publicity and false endorsement claims.  No question that here is another looming First Amendment collision with the right of publicity.  The...