Judgment Granted For Walmart In Soldier’s E-Commerce Publicity Act Suit

(September 27, 2024, 1:58 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 26 granted summary judgment to Walmart in a suit filed against it and other e-commerce retailers by a former member of the U.S. Army’s Airborne Infantry who alleged violations of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act and negligent infliction of emotional distress related to his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the defendants’ sale of  posters with his combat photo, finding that the claims are time-barred due to the Publicity Act’s one-year statute of limitations....