Robinhood Beats Ice Cube’s Suit Over Photo, ‘Check Yo Self’

Robinhood Markets Inc. avoided claims by rapper and actor Ice Cube that it used his likeness and work to hype products that tarnished his brand, after the Northern District of California found the complaint didn’t “plausibly plead” that consumers would think he endorsed the products.

O’Shea Jackson Sr., better known as Ice Cube, doesn’t have standing to pursue claims under the Lanham Act because he didn’t show how Robinhood’s use of his identity “created the misapprehension that the plaintiff sponsored, endorsed, or is affiliated with Robinhood,” the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said Tuesday.

The complaint ...