February 09, 2015
An Alabama federal judge ruled Monday that Target Corp. was shielded by the First Amendment from a lawsuit claiming the retailer violated the publicity rights of civil rights icon Rosa Parks by selling books and other goods bearing her name and image.
November 12, 2014
Target Corp. is claiming merchandise bearing the name and image of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is protected free speech, but the group that owns Parks' publicity rights on Monday called it "an arrogant and reckless disregard for the only charity started by [a] selfless martyr."
October 28, 2014
Target Corp. is asking a judge to shut down a lawsuit claiming the retail giant violated the publicity rights of civil rights icon Rosa Parks by selling merchandise bearing her name and image, saying it is clearly protected by the First Amendment.
October 08, 2014
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday granted Target Stores Inc.'s bid to compel discovery in a suit accusing the retailer of improperly using civil rights icon Rosa Parks' name and image on merchandise, but rejected Target's bid for sanctions against the company that owns her likeness, saying the company is cooperating.
September 29, 2014
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development on Monday accused Target Stores Inc. of using its substantial resources to bully the company with an "unjust" request for sanctions in Alabama federal court in the institute's $5 million infringement case.
November 08, 2013
The company that owns the rights to Rosa Parks' name and image hit Target Stores Inc. with a $5 million lawsuit in Alabama federal court Wednesday, alleging the retailer manufactured and sold items bearing Parks' name and likeness without permission.