Legal Opinion
Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 9, 2011No. Civil Action 09-cv-5990 (FLW)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLFSON, District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on a motion by Defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. (“Defendant” or “EA”) to dismiss Plaintiff Ryan Hart’s Second Amended Complaint (“Plaintiff’ or “Hart”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), or, in the alternative, for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c). The allegations giving rise to Plaintiffs putative class action lawsuit stem from Defendant’s purported misappropriation of the likeness and identity of Plaintiff, a former college football athlete, as well as those similarly…
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