Jay Leno sued over Duesenberg

Seems like anyone with fame and wealth can become the target of a lawsuit like this, regardless if there is any merit to it.

2007 book
In a 2007 book titled The Hemi in the Barn, by Tom Cotter, Leno wrote a forward describing his purchase of a 1931, un-restored Duesenberg that he said he found in a Manhattan parking garage, according to the estate's filing.

"I didn't want to lose it," Leno wrote, according to the complaint. "So I made up a story ? no, it was an absolute lie ? that the car couldn't be removed from its third-floor home because the new elevator that had been installed several years earlier was too small to fit the car."

The alleged ruse was meant to dissuade other buyers or spur lower bids at the auction, according to the complaint.

My car is profiled in this book too. I'd better put my attorney on standby! <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

He could pay her damages and still come out having paid for that car something close to what it would be worth at auction. This will blow over.

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