Jay-Z Sues Red Sox' David Ortiz Over Club Name
Jay-Z sues the professional baseball player over the name of a popular nightclub.
Jay-Z and Juan Perez, co-owners of 40/40 Clubs in New York City, Atlantic City and Las Vegas, have sued Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz for opening a similarly-named establishment.According to Reuters, Ortiz chose to name his establishment, located in the Dominican Republic, Forty/Forty - in addition to using a website called fortyforty.net.
The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday (April 15), claims that Ortiz' nightclub has cause the 40/40 sports bars "marketplace confusion and damage."
"David Ortiz is fully aware of plaintiff's Manhattan 40/40 Club, since he had been a patron there on several occasions long before he opened his infringing Forty/Forty Club," read the lawsuit.
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