Jury awards Michael Jordan big win, $8.9M for name's use (Yahoo Sports)

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Jurors at a civil trial focused on the market value of Michael Jordan's identity have handed him a major win, ordering a grocery-store chain to pay him $8.9 million for invoking his name in a steak ad without his permission. The amount was close to the $10 million his attorneys said the one-time use of his name was worth and Jordan hugged his lawyers after the decision was read Friday night in a federal court in Chicago, where Jordan won six NBA titles with the Bulls. ''I'm so used to playing on a different court,'' a visibly delighted Jordan told reporters outside the courthouse.




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