American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses has filed a lawsuit against a company that runs an online gun store under the name Texas Guns and Roses, alleging in federal court that the company wrongfully appropriated its name.
In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Guns N’ Roses lawyers said Jersey Village Florist LLC, which operates the online store, was misleading consumers into thinking it had a connection to the group.
Guns N’Roses “does not reasonably wish to be associated with Defendant, a firearms and other weapons retailer,” the lawsuit filed Thursday says, adding that the company did not receive “approval, license or consent” from the group when it was launched. registered in 2016.
In addition, the group claims that the retailer “adopts political views on the website related to the regulation and control of firearms and other weapons, which can polarize many American consumers.”
One of the most popular rock bands in the United States.
The lawyers requested a jury trial and an injunction prohibiting the use of the site’s name. They also demanded unspecified punitive damages.
The online store did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Formed in 1984, Guns N’ Roses is one of the most successful bands of all time and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Its original members are Axl Rose, Saul “Slash” Hudson, and Michael ” Duff”. McKagan.
Source: BFM TV
