The Briefing Room
General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: corbe on June 06, 2018, 12:34:18 am
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Comedian Chris Farley's family suing bike-maker Trek
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The family of late comedian and film star Chris Farley has filed a federal lawsuit against Trek Bicycle for naming its fat-tired bikes Farley, saying the Wisconsin-based bike company misappropriated Farley's name and traded on his "fat guy" brand of comedy.
Chris Farley was born and raised in Madison, about 30 miles from Waterloo, where Trek is based.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported Tuesday that the lawsuit originated in California last year but a judge on Friday ordered that it be heard instead in federal court in Madison because that is closer to all of the parties involved.
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/comedian-chris-farleys-family-suing-bike-maker-trek/ar-AAygCCX?ocid=ientp (http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/comedian-chris-farleys-family-suing-bike-maker-trek/ar-AAygCCX?ocid=ientp)
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In a van down by the river
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"You remember when you misappropriated my name for your bike? .....That wasn't awesome."
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No fan of Trek but Farley has been worm food for a long time now. Most Buyers of that Trek Fat Tire bike wouldn't even grasp the loose connection to the dead guy.
Trek should prevail. The bad thing for Trek the trial is in Madison. so it is a crap shoot.
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If truly a "forgotten celebrity", then why name the "fat-tire" bike "Farley"? Trek better have a good long-term, provable reason, otherwise they lose.