Lindsay Lohan – Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Lindsey Lohan sues E-trade over baby commercial https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/lindsey-lohan-sues-e-trade-over-baby-commercial/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/lindsey-lohan-sues-e-trade-over-baby-commercial/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:04:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16452 On Super Bowl Sunday, E-Trade ran one of their annoying talking-baby commercials; this one featured a blond baby named “Lindsay” (the 380th most popular baby-girl name in 2008) that another baby calls a “milk-aholic.” This, says 23-year-old Lindsay Lohan, was a violation of the rights to her “name and characterization”; she’s sued in Nassau County, […]

Lindsey Lohan sues E-trade over baby commercial is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

]]> On Super Bowl Sunday, E-Trade ran one of their annoying talking-baby commercials; this one featured a blond baby named “Lindsay” (the 380th most popular baby-girl name in 2008) that another baby calls a “milk-aholic.” This, says 23-year-old Lindsay Lohan, was a violation of the rights to her “name and characterization”; she’s sued in Nassau County, New York state court, and is asking for $100 million. The advertising agency says Baby Lindsay was named after someone on the ad team. [lawsuit via TMZ; NY Post; Reuters]

Commenter Richard Nieporent reminds us of the similar Spike Lee vs. Spike TV silliness.

Tags: , , , , ,

Lindsey Lohan sues E-trade over baby commercial is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/lindsey-lohan-sues-e-trade-over-baby-commercial/feed/ 15