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Andrew Luck is being sued just before the draft | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
It's a big week in the life of Andrew Luck, who will be the No. 1 draft pick, but it won't be 100 percent pleasant. Amidst the pre-draft publicity tour, the draft night celebration and all the upcoming press obligations in Indianapolis, he'll also have to worry about a lawsuit. He's being sued by Leaf Trading Cards.
The Leaf people produced a few Andrew Luck cards, using a picture of him at the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, a high school All-Star game. Luck's people sent them a cease-and-desist letter, saying that they don't have the legal right to profit from an image of Luck. The Leaf people say they do indeed have the right to use images from the All-American Bowl. Now they're suing Luck.
"Leaf Trading Cards is disappointed that it was forced to submit this matter to the judicial system," lawyer O. Luke Davis, III said in a press release. "We are confident, however, that the court will find that Leaf has the right to produce and sell the Andrew Luck trading cards."
The Leaf people produced a few Andrew Luck cards, using a picture of him at the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, a high school All-Star game. Luck's people sent them a cease-and-desist letter, saying that they don't have the legal right to profit from an image of Luck. The Leaf people say they do indeed have the right to use images from the All-American Bowl. Now they're suing Luck.
"Leaf Trading Cards is disappointed that it was forced to submit this matter to the judicial system," lawyer O. Luke Davis, III said in a press release. "We are confident, however, that the court will find that Leaf has the right to produce and sell the Andrew Luck trading cards."
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