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Jordan et al v. Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC

  1. November 23, 2015

    Jordan Reaches Undisclosed Deal With Chicago Grocers

    Michael Jordan has settled a lawsuit against two Chicago-area supermarket chains accused of the unauthorized use of the basketball legend’s likeness in a 2009 edition of Sports Illustrated, representatives from both parties told Law360 Monday.

  2. September 22, 2015

    Dominick's Asks Court To Slash $8.9M Verdict Over Jordan Ad

    Dominick's Finer Foods LLC asked an Illinois federal judge Tuesday for a new trial or to wipe out the bulk of an $8.9 million verdict over its use of Michael Jordan's image in a 2009 Sports Illustrated ad, saying the verdict was grossly excessive.

  3. August 21, 2015

    Jury Slaps Dominick's With $8.9M Verdict For Jordan Ad

    An Illinois federal jury decided Friday that former Chicago-area grocer Dominick's Finer Foods LLC will have to pay basketball legend Michael Jordan $8.9 million for the unauthorized use of his image in a 2009 Sports Illustrated ad.

  4. August 18, 2015

    Jordan Tells Jury He Worked Hard For Million-Dollar Deals

    Michael Jordan told jurors Tuesday that he would never have given Dominick's Finer Foods LLC permission to use his likeness in a Sports Illustrated ad at the heart of a $10 million publicity rights lawsuit, dismissing defense counsel's suggestion that he wasn't qualified to make an estimate as to the damage that ad caused him.

  5. August 17, 2015

    Jordan Misled Jury In Publicity Rights Trial, Grocer Says

    A grocery chain found liable for violating Michael Jordan's publicity rights told an Illinois federal judge Monday that the basketball star raised "irrelevant" issues that could inflate his damages unless the jury is instructed to disregard them, while Jordan called the proposed instruction unnecessary and unfair.

  6. August 14, 2015

    Jordan Won't Sell For Less Than $10M, Ex-Agent Tells Jury

    Michael Jordan has been worth $10 million since at least 1991, and a former Chicago-area grocery chain cannot just chip off pieces of his image in hopes of buying it for less, his former agent told a jury Friday in a publicity rights dispute the basketball star hopes will net him millions of dollars in damages.

  7. August 12, 2015

    Jordan's Name Comes With A $10M Price Tag, Jury Hears

    Attorneys in a dispute between Michael Jordan and a Chicago-area grocer tried to put a price tag on the unauthorized use of the basketball legend's name and number Wednesday, with Jordan's attorneys hoping to convince jurors that the athlete is worth $10 million.

  8. August 11, 2015

    Nike Fights To Keep Jordan Deals Secret Ahead Of Trial

    One day before trial is set to begin in a publicity rights suit brought by Michael Jordan against a Chicago-area grocery chain, parties on Tuesday told the judge overseeing the case that they still haven't agreed on what portions of endorsement deals with Nike Inc. and others will make their way in front of the jury.

  9. August 07, 2015

    Nike Needs More Time To Review Jordan Contract Redactions

    Nike Inc. told an Illinois federal judge on Friday that it needs more time to review the portions of basketball superstar Michael Jordan's endorsement contract that Dominick's Finer Foods LLC is trying to introduce in a $10 million publicity rights claim, saying the grocery store failed to explain why it choose the passages it did.

  10. August 03, 2015

    Jordan's Nike Deal To Be Turned Over In Publicity Rights Trial

    Nike Inc. will have to produce an unredacted copy of its endorsement deal with basketball superstar Michael Jordan for attorneys working with Dominick's Finer Foods LLC to fight a $10 million publicity rights claim, with an Illinois federal judge warning Dominick's attorneys Monday that they had a week to decide which portions of the sensitive document to introduce at trial.

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