Electronic Arts Must Face Ex-Players’ Case Over Madden Games
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Electronic Arts Inc., maker of the Madden NFL video games, lost a bid to dismiss claims by former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo and thousands of other retired professional football players that the company owes them money for depicting them in its products.
Electronic Arts has faced lawsuits by amateur and professional athletes for using their likenesses and images. The company in 2013 agreed to pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit by former college athletes over use of their images in video games and canceled its college football title for last year because of legal issues.