Legal Question in Personal Injury in Georgia
My former employer used my photo, likeness in advertising brochures and website. When I noticed it in brochure I mentioned it to him ,he shrugged it off and laughed. Soon after I was fired and realized he had the same photo on our website so I hired attorney sent a demand letter and his response via his attorney was I knew about the photos and statute had expired! He never had my consent, I never signed anything permitting such and the nerve he fired me wrongful termination which i appealed unem.claim and won!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Since you indicate you already retained counsel, who knows more details than we do, you need to talk to your lawyer.
If the lawyer you used was not a specialist in intellectual property law, make sure that you use one that is a specialist in that field.