Andrew Luck being sued by card company

Andrew Luck being sued by card company

The Leaf Trading Card causing the legal dispute with Andrew Luck

 

On April 24, 2012 two days before the NFL Draft, Leaf Trading Cards LLC sued upcoming number one pick Andrew Luck saying "they have the right to produce his trading card." Andrew Luck disagreed with that statement. He believed that Leaf Trading Cards LLC should have never taken unauthorized pictures or made any trading cards with his name on it.

         Leaf Trading Cards LLC took the pictures of Andrew Luck back in 2008 when he participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio when he was a High School Senior. Andrew Luck had no knowledge of Leaf Trading Cards LLC taking those pictures and apparently he did not even know that Leaf Trading Cards LLC even existed.

         Sergio Menezes of Stoller Middle School says "Leaf Trading Company LLC should have never sued Andrew Luck because in is not necessary and both parties both have bigger issues to deal with then suing each other." "Vladik Katin of Stoller Middle School says, "I think that it is very wrong that Leaf Trading Cards LLC is suing Andrew Luck because it should be the players decision whether or not people take pictures of him." Jeremy Oh of Stoller Middle School says "I am against Leaf Trading Cards LLC because Andrew Luck verbally said that he didn't want his picture on the trading card so they should respect his opinion." All of the interviewed people agreed that it is wrong to be sued for such a small reason.

         This incident is often compared to when Bryant Mckinnie of the  Baltimore Ravens got sued for 4.3 million dollars for not paying back a loan. Although the two incidents are not related business wise, they are compard because Andrew Luck and Bryant Mckinnie are both NFL players. In the upcoming weeks, we will find out how much Andrew Luck is being sued for.

 Sources: www.usatoday.com, www.cbssports.com      

By: Jonah Han

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