Bette Midler v Ford Midler Edletein Laird Sobel Chuck Woolery v Blue Coral Blue Coral Baker Hostetler McCurchen Jack Nicholson v NEC Nicholson Mitchell Silberberg Knupp Vanna White v Samsung Samsung Pillsbury Madison Sutro Toho Co (Godzilla) v Honda Toho Co Greenberg Glusker Fields Tom Cruise v Phillips Cruise Greenberg Glusker Fields Nelson v Loni Anderson Anderson Gibson Dunn Crutcher "LIVE" v Iomega Iomega Frankel & Adams Jon Lovitz v Showtime Showtime McDermott Will & Emery Jimmy Smits v Mercedes Benz Smits Lavely & Singer Muhammed Ali v Telecom Ali Mitchell Silberberg Knupp Rodney Dangerfield v InetSvc Dangerfield Christensen Miller Chuck D v Heilmen Brewery Heilman Lester Schwab Katz Hedy Lamarr v Corel Lamarr McDonnell Trial Lawyers Kareem Abdul Jabar v Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Pillsbury Madison Sutro Don Henly v Dillards Henly Wolin Ridley & Miller Bill Medly & Jennifer Warnes v Sandals Resorts Medley et al Glassman Browning Saltsman Reggie Jackson v Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Howard Rice Atty's Dustin Hoffman v LA Magazine Hoffman Greenberg Glusker Fields Dick Clark v America Online Clark Pillsbury Madison Sutro Pamela Anderson Lee v IEG Lee Masry & Vititoe Sugar Hill Gang v Snapple Sugar Hill Gang Cinque & Cinque Usher Raymond v Tommy Hilfiger Raymond Goldberg Scott Belfield   Bloodstone v Anheuser Busch Bloodstone Greenberg Glusker Fields Universal Music v Mazda Mazda Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Woods Jennfier Aniston v Man's World Publications Aniston Lavely & Singer   Chubby Checker v Norm Thompson Catalog Thompson Co Wolf Block & Schorr   Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman v. Sephora Cruise/Kidman Greenberg Glusker Fields   Saul Zaentz Co ("One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" v Sprint Saul Zaentz Co Paul N. Halvonik Atty   Mayf Nutter v Clear Channel Communications Clear Channel Reed Smith   Chuck Wepner v Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Pryor Cashman   Callaway Golf v Screen Actors Guild Screen Actors Guild Bush Gottlieb et al   Valli v Valli Valli Jaffe & Clemens   Gary Stevens v Southern States Southern States Kaufman & Canoles   Teri Hatcher v Hydroderm Hydroderm Robert Heller Law   50 Cent v Taco Bell 50 Cent Reed Smith   Woody Allen v American Apparel   Consultant to Defendant   Travelers Insurance   Chuck Yeager v AT&T   Yeager   De La Pena & McDonald   Michelle Pfeiffer, Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock, Diane Keaton, Kate Hudson and Mandy Moore v CompyUSA   Plaintiffs   Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin

Note: In most cases above, the advertiser used (or was alleged to have used) a talent's name, likeness, photo or musical composition without permission. Cases involving disputes between agreed parties to a celebrity agreement are very rare. If in doubt as to whether a use of music or a celebrity requires permission, always work on the conservative side and obtain proper permissions and licenses.