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Litigation

Apr. 4, 2012

Class action against EA can proceed

A federal judge has denied a motion by Electronic Arts Inc. to dismiss a class action filed by retired National Football League players alleging the videogame maker used their likenesses without approval or compensation.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Electronic Arts Inc. came up short in its effort to win dismissal of a class action filed by retired National Football League players alleging the video-game maker used their likenesses without approval or compensation.


"EA's use of plaintiffs' likenesses, though highly sophisticated, is the digital equivalent of transferring the Three Stooges' images onto a t-shirt,&q...

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