Short Description

The Eagles, known to the world through their sultry brand of smooth "country-rock," may have gotten a bit carried away here. Although, due to the outcome, we'll never know. In this lawsuit, they actually sued the American Eagle Foundation, a nonprofit eagle preservation organization, when the Foundation used the word "Eagles" in reference to music they released and the record label they released it under. After the Eagles moved for new counsel and a continuance, the court granted the former but not the latter, and the Eagles were forced to dismiss their complaint, which the court did "with prejudice." Here, the Foundation sought attorney's fees and moved to dismiss the Eagles pending trademark opposition to the Foundation's registration of various Eagles-related marks. The court denied the motions. - LSW



