Oscar Robertson Files Suit Against NCAA
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar Robertson, one of the greatest basketball legends of all time, has filed suit in the Northern District of California against the NCAA and others for the commercial exploitation of his image, likeness and name without his consent. The issue first came to Mr. Robertson's attention when fans sent him current trading cards for signing that had pictures of him in his University of Cincinnati playing days—cards that Mr. Robertson had not authorized or even known about. The lawsuit alleges that the NCAA and others have illegally licensed, and received compensation for, the images and likenesses of former college athletes like Mr. Robertson.
Mr. Robertson's primary counsel is Stanley M. Chesley of the Cincinnati, Ohio-based law firm of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A., a nationally known litigation firm, who has joined together with other nationally prominent firms to bring this suit. Mr. Chesley states: "Oscar, who for decades has fought for players' rights, has joined this suit to protect the interests of former, current and future college athletes. The NCAA and others have conspired to cash in on former athletes' names and likenesses, while denying them any payment. That is fundamentally unfair; it is reprehensible; and it is, in fact, the definition of a major antitrust violation."
Oscar Robertson had this to say: "Our coaches taught us that there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. What the NCAA and these for-profit companies have done to college athletes is flat wrong. I am proud to bring this lawsuit on behalf of former college players."
CONTACT: Stanley M. Chesley ([email protected]) or W.B. (Bill) Markovits ([email protected]) at (513) 621-0267.
SOURCE Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A.
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