Nike Inc. is is suing a businessman who licenses the names and images of famous dead people and the family of Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi.  According to The Oregonian, Nike wanted to use a Lombardi speech for a television and Internet commercial. A contract was drawn up and the agent, Mark Roesler, signed a $150,000 contract. Nike later learned the words didn’t come from a speech but from a book written by Lombardi’s son, Vince Jr.

Nike then asked for its money back, but Roesler refused. Nike then went to court in Oregon and sued Roesler, as well as Lombardi’s son and daughter, alleging breach of contract.