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Article: La Russa drops suit over Twitter page; Notebook.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2009
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Byline: The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has quietly dropped his lawsuit against the social networking site Twitter Inc.
A one-paragraph statement filed June 26 with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco said La Russa had dropped all claims -- and that San Francisco-based Twitter did not compensate him in exchange. It also said he could not refile the same complaint.
"I think it's been resolved," La Russa said.
La Russa's lawsuit alleged trademark infringement, "cybersquatting" and misappropriation of his name. It claimed an unauthorized page that used his name caused emotional distress by ...