LETO v. RCA CORP.

No. 04 C 4514.

341 F.Supp.2d 1001 (2004)

Dean LETO and Rhonda J. Leto, Plaintiffs, v. RCA CORPORATION (now known as Thomson Inc.), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Sears, Roebuck and Co., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

Order Denying Reconsideration October 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Johnson, Johnson Law Firm, Joseph Thomas Gentleman, Attorney at Law, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Peter Charles McCabe, III, Danielle A.R. Coffman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs Dean and Rhonda Leto brought this action against defendants RCA Corporation (now Thomson, Inc.), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Sears, Roebuck and Co., alleging a claim for violation of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/15, and a common law claim for misappropriation of name or likeness for commercial purposes. Plaintiffs filed their complaint in state court, but defendants...

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