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THIRD CAUSE OF
ACTION
(Infringement of
New Jersey Common Law Right of Publicity Against
All Defendants)
Plaintiffs repeat
and reallege Paragraphs 1 through 56
herein.
Defendants have
misappropriated Plaintiffs' rights in the name,
initials, likeness and image of Mike
Hailwood.
Mike Hailwood's
name, initials, likeness, image and identifying
characteristics have marketable status and value in
connection with the sale, marketing, promotion,
advertising and distribution of motorcycles and in
connection with the sale, marketing, promotion,
advertising and distribution of the
Motorcycles.
70. Plaintiff has a
proprietary interest in and to Mike Hailwood's
public personality and, in particular, his name,
initials, likeness, image and identifying
characteristics.
71. Defendants have
wrongfully infringed and violated such proprietary
interest of Plaintiff and Defendants have each
received monies and other benefits which rightfully
belong to Plaintiff.
72. In exploiting
Plaintiffs' exclusive publicity rights as described
above, Defendants have damaged and are continuing
to damage Plaintiffs' publicity rights by, among
other things, permitting them to be distorted and
trivialized, thus diminishing their value for
future licensing. Further, Defendants have injured
and continue to injure Plaintiff by purporting to
exercise their publicity rights without Plaintiff
retaining control thereof or receiving monies
properly owing to Plaintiff as the sole owner of
Mike Hailwood's right to publicity.
73. As a result of
Defendants' wrongful actions and of Defendants'
infringement of Mike Hailwood's and Plaintiff's
right of publicity for their own commercial
benefit, in this, the 20th anniversary of
Plaintiff's husband's death, Defendants have caused
and continue to cause severe damage and emotional
distress to Plaintiff.
74. Defendants'
wrongful and intentional misappropriation of Mike
Hailwood's name, initials and personality
characteristics has damaged the reputation of Mike
Hailwood and Plaintiff's rights of publicity have
been damaged in that Mike Hailwood's name, initials
and identifying characteristics have been
wrongfully associated with the Defendants and the
Motorcycle.
75. Defendants'
wrongful actions as described above are causing
Plaintiffs irreparable harm, and have damaged and
continue to damage Plaintiffs in an amount yet to
be determined. Defendants did not engage in the
above-described wrongful actions out of any sincere
or proper motive, but did so knowingly, willfully
and oppressively, intending to appropriate to
themselves without compensation to Plaintiff and
without the consent of Plaintiff what they knew to
be Plaintiffs' valuable rights.
77. The acts of
Defendants were wanton, willful, malicious and
oppressive in that they have knowingly sought to
enrich themselves unjustly at the expense of the
rights of Plaintiff.
78. Defendants'
actions are likely to continue unabated unless
Defendants are enjoined and restrained by this
Court.
WHEREFORE,
Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendants, and
each of them, as follows:
(a) For
the actual damages sustained by
Plaintiff;
(b) For a
permanent injunction prohibiting any use of Mike
Hailwood's name, initials, likeness, identifying
characteristics or reputation in connection with
the Motorcycles or any other commercial product
by Defendants;
(c) For punitive
damages against each Defendant;
(d) For costs of
suit and attorney's fees; and
(e) For such
other and further relief as the Court deems just
and/or proper.
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