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Redskins' Garcon sues FanDuel over use of his name, likeness

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon filed a class-action lawsuit against popular daily fantasy sports website FanDuel on Friday, accusing the site of profiting off his name and likeness without permission. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Maryland, where the Redskins play their home games, represents the latest legal challenge for the lucrative daily fantasy industry, which has attracted scrutiny since a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz at the start of the NFL season. According to Garcon's lawsuit, FanDuel has repeatedly used his name and likeness in its TV ads and on its website without his consent. Members of Congress have called for hearings into the daily fantasy sports industry, and New York-based FanDuel and its chief rival, Boston-based DraftKings, have attracted the attention of regulators in Massachusetts and several other states.

 

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