Article: 11-year-old says Warner Bros. kept contest winnings. (Law).(sweepstakes; lawsuit)(Brief Article)

DOUGLAS Gray might be forgiven if he feels a little like Sylvester the cat.

The 11-year-old from Wasilla, Alaska, thinking he had nabbed a prize in a Warner Bros.-sponsored contest, found his claim denied. But like Sylvester's relentless pursuit to gobble up Tweety, Gray isn't giving up on his claim. Instead, his mother is taking Warner Bros. to court.

In the suit, filed June 12 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Kari Gray claimed that Douglas was denied a Chevy van he won as part of the online "Toon Marooned AdVenture Sweepstakes.".

Warner Bros., according to the suit, denied her son's entry because he was younger than 18 -- though the rules state ...

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