Sixth Circuit Affirms Court’s Summary Judgment Motion against Race-Car Driver Spokesman

The Sixth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the a district court ruling that Mario Andretti, retired race-car driver and corporate spokesperson for Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc, was not entitled to monetary damages for an unauthorized use of his statement by Car Sound’s largest direct competitor, Borla Performance Industries, Inc. The court also concluded that Andretti was actually liable to Borla for court costs in refusing to settle the matter earlier.   In early November of