Jim Brown’s Right of Publicity Claim Revived on Appeal

By Seth Reagan, ESQ   The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last week that has revived NFL legend Jim Brown’s state law right of publicity claims against videogame maker Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA).   Back in March 2009, Brown filed an action in federal district court against EA alleging that it had misappropriated and used his likeness without authorization in EA’s enormously popular videogame series, “Madden NFL.” Brown’s claims included a federal law claim f