High court dismisses Arkansas lottery name lawsuit

Comment #4

jamella724 — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:03:03 GMT

They should have to accept the court's decision. They should be thankful that somehow the state let them use the trademark for a while. However it's time to let the state to use its own name.

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:51:13 GMT

You have 4 question marks on a declarative sentence.

I don't get it.

Comment #2

Bumkillah — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:46:17 GMT

I. H8 your avatar

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:12:02 GMT

Claiming all the names you think somebody will eventually want and be willing to pay you for.

What a racket.

High court dismisses Arkansas lottery name lawsuit

Lottery Post — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:12:55 GMT

A businessman who said he owns trademarks to the lottery's name can't sue the Arkansas Lottery Commission, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

In a 4-3 decision, the high court reversed a lower court's decision and dismissed a lawsuit from Ed Dozier's company, Alpha Marketing, against the lottery commission. The court said the commission is a state entity entitled to sovereign immunity, which prohibits lawsuits against the state.

Because a judgment for Alpha would operate to control t... [ More ]