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Article: American Red Cross Defends Use of Emblem and Mission
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- U.S. Newswire
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- August 10, 2007
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To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS
Contact: Carrie Martin of American Red Cross, +1-202-303-4459
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the
August 8 lawsuit filed against it by Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the
American Red Cross today released a detailed rebuttal, providing the
legal and historical framework for its use of the red cross emblem.
"The mission of the Red Cross is to prevent, prepare for and
respond to disasters and emergencies, and people look to the Red
Cross emblem and see a worldwide symbol of humanitarianism," said
Mark W. Everson, President and CEO of the American Red Cross. "The
Red Cross will vigorously defend and protect our emblem and mission."
The Red ...