December 12, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss Electronic Arts Inc. from a retired NFL player's putative class action alleging the game maker improperly used their likenesses in Madden video games, saying a recent Ninth Circuit decision EA based its motion on did not preempt the players' right of publicity claims under the Copyright Act.
October 05, 2017
Electronic Arts Inc. urged a California federal judge Wednesday to reject a bid by retired NFL players to revive a state publicity claim in their putative class action alleging the game maker improperly used their likenesses in Madden video games, arguing the players haven't presented any new arguments.
September 08, 2017
A proposed class of former NFL players urged a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider his tossing of the state right to publicity claim in their suit against Electronic Arts over use of their likenesses in Madden video games, saying the information shown on the screen during the games identifies them.
September 05, 2017
A proposed class of former NFL players urged a California federal court Friday not to toss their suit against game maker Electronic Arts over the alleged use of their likenesses in Madden video games, saying that their claims are not preempted by the Copyright Act.
August 21, 2017
Electronic Arts urged a California federal judge on Friday to throw out a lawsuit by former NFL players over the use of their likenesses in Madden video games, saying they cannot assert a right to publicity because the claims are preempted under the Copyright Act.
August 07, 2017
A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a state law claim from a suit filed by former NFL players against Electronic Arts over the use of their likenesses in Madden video games, finding that the avatars were not readily identifiable as the players.
April 07, 2017
Electronic Arts asked a California federal judge Friday to trim a state law right-of-publicity claim from a suit by former National Football League players over the use of their likenesses in Madden video games, saying the law's narrow language excludes the game's avatars, which all use the same generic faces.
March 09, 2017
A proposed class of retired NFL players asked a California federal judge on Wednesday not to grant Electronic Arts Inc.'s bid for a quick win in their dispute over the company's use of their likenesses, arguing that the video game maker relies on the players' likenesses despite its claims otherwise.
February 16, 2017
Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. asked a California federal court Wednesday for a partial judgment in a putative class action from a group of retired NFL players alleging the "Madden NFL" games use their likeness without permission, arguing that the visual depictions of former players are generic.
September 22, 2016
Video game maker Electronic Arts and a putative class of retired NFL players who say "Madden NFL" uses their likeness without permission argued over class certification in a California federal court hearing Thursday, clashing over whether publicity is a property right and whether it's feasible to ascertain thousands of players' avatars.