According to MSNBC, Jay-Z and his 40/40 club business partner Juan Perez have recently filed a hefty lawsuit against Boston Red Sox player, David Ortiz. The mogul is seeking five-million dollars worth of damages from the first baseman for running a Web site and a Dominican Republic nightclub called Forty/Forty. Since this infringes upon Hov’s 40/40 trademark, the rapper is also demanding that Ortiz “forfeit” the use of the name.
According to court documents, “David Ortiz is fully aware of Plaintiff’s Manhattan 40/40 club, since he had been a patron there on several occasions before he opened his Infringing Forty/Forty club
Tags: Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, jay-z
