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Claim against directors for improper use of name fails

Claim against directors for improper use of name fails

Claim against directors for improper use of name fails

The former board chair of a nonprofit has no claim against individual directors of the organization for improper use of his name and likeness in soliciting contributions when the complaint contains no allegations that they expropriated plaintiff’s property for their own purposes or took actions to cause the corporation to improperly exploit the plaintiff’s name and likeness, the Court of Chancery of Delaware has ruled. Bishop Macram Max Gassis, head of the Bishop Gassis Sudan Relief Fund, was removed as board chair and an officer by the others on the board in August, 2013. He claimed that his removal and a change in the bylaws automatically revoked the organization’s right to use his name...

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