Intellectual Property Magazine
Eastwood, et al v Mediatonas UAB
US District Court for the Central Districtof California - 1 October 2021
TheresaConduah and Claire Chen - Haynes and Boone
Move over, Million Dollar Baby. Hollywood actor ClintEastwood is set to collect on a much larger award after emerging victoriousagainst a Lithuanian CBD
company accused of using Eastwood’s image and likenessto falsely endorse CBD products. (CBD, or cannabidiol, is thenonintoxicating compound in the Cannibas sativa plant.) The recentdecision in Eastwood, et al v Mediatonas UAB is notable not only for the$6.1m judgment, but also for the court’s insights into consumer perception ofCBD and defamation
claims.