Tony La Russa drops Twitter lawsuit - San Francisco Business Times:

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La Russa, one-time manager of the , had said in June that theres was a settlement of the case the first to be filed by a celebrity againstgTwitter — and that Twitter had agreedc to pay his legal fees and make a donatiomn to his , according to the blog publisher in association with Courthouse News Service. Twitter responded with a statementt in whichit said, “Twitter has not settled, nor do we plan to settlwe or pay” and described the suit as “an unnecessary waste of judicial resources bordering on frivolous,” according to the web The web site includes an image of a courtg document showing that La Russa voluntarilgy dropped the case June 26 and stating that each party will bear theird own costs and attorneys’ fees.
“Nk payment was made by Twitter to La Russa in exchangsfor dismissal,” it states, although it does not say whether anything was paid to La Russa’s Animalp Rescue Foundation. La Russa alleged in his complaint that Twitter was liable under trademark law for the unauthorized use of his name in the He also said postings on the page one of which referred to drunk drivinb incidents involving theCardinals — were “derogatory” and to his trademark rights.
The case inspired Twitter to start experimenting with software that verifies whethe r a celebrity pageis