The NFL and the Las Vegas Raiders threatened unwarranted legal action over an advertisement featuring one of its players wearing silver and black, a Las Vegas law firm told a Nevada federal court.
Dimopoulos Law Firm’s commercial shows Raiders star Maxx Crosby wearing the NFL team’s colors but no team insignia, according to a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Nevada. The NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening “heightened legal penalties” against the firm, which claims it has used the colors since 2012, the compliant from Steve Dimopoulos LLC said.
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