RIGHT OF PUBLICITY/DEFAMATION
- Claim of implied libel per se based on statements made in political campaign literature
- Matter involved social media posting by celebrity and subsequent media coverage of accusation of racial profiling.
- Dispute over the use of a model’s image allegedly without permission in product promotion that went viral and generated billions of impressions.
- Right of publicity matter involving alleged use of model’s image without permission, alleged violation of California common law right of publicity and section 3344 violation.
- Dispute involving use of fashion model’s image on website of company promoting clothing and fashion services.
- Matter involving use of names and likenesses of members of heavy metal band
- Litigation involving use of models’ images to promote popular social media application
- Dispute involving use of model’s image in promotional materials by producer/distributor of dermatology and aesthetics products to medical professionals
- Matter involving use of name and likeness of famed Olympic swimmer to promote health supplements
- Matter arising from use of well-known artist’s likeness in sales and advertising of televisions
- Matter arising from use of bodybuilder’s image to endorse health products
- Case involving use of image of famous guitarist and band leader on commercial products
- Matter arising from use of model/actor’s image in connection with marketing of clothing line
- Matter involving use of fashion designer’s image by plastic surgeon in promotion of his practice
- Matter involving use of high fashion model and actor’s image in promotion and marketing of cruise line
- Dispute involving use of musician/composer's name and likeness by record catalog owner
- Matter involving online sales of photographs of celebrity models
- Matter involving apparel company’s use of fashion model’s image in marketing and promotional materials
- Case involving news publication’s report regarding HIV among actors in the pornography industry
- Matter involving claims of defamation, false light and emotional distress in connection with internet postings
- Matter involving statements allegedly made about executive by employer following executive’s separation from employer
- Matter involving statements allegedly made about one another by competing developers and marketers of software products
- Controversy over statements allegedly made in interviews and on line by current band members regarding former band member