Legal Opinion
Andretti v. Borla Performance Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 21, 2005No. 04-1835, 04-2404, 04-2406PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case involves a dispute over Mario Andretti’s right of publicity. Mario Andretti and Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc. (Car Sound) entered into a contract in which Andretti agreed to be Car Sound’s corporate spokesperson. During the contract period, defendant Borla Performance Industries, Inc. (Borla) advertised a statement Andretti had made about Borla’s product. Andretti had no prior knowledge and did not give Borla permission to use his name or quotation. Andretti and M.A. 500, Inc. (collectively, “Andretti”) sued Borla, seeking a permanent…
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