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ABDUL-JABBAR v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 94-55597.

75 F.3d 1391 (1996)

Kareem ABDUL-JABBAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; Leo Burnett Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Johnston and Cynthia S. Arato, Blanc, Williams, Johnston & Kronstadt, Los Angeles, California, and David M. Rosen, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Amy D. Hogue and Michael B. Garfinkel, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: T.G. NELSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and LEGGE, District Judge.

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Former basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of General Motors Corporation ("GMC") and its advertising agency, Leo Burnett Co., in his action alleging violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and California's statutory and common law right of publicity. Abdul-Jabbar argues that GMC violated his trademark and publicity rights by using his former name, Lew Alcindor, without...

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