[NYCVirago]

Is Neil Young going to get sued, too, for the name of his backup band?

[JohnGalt]

I was always partial to James Bowie, myself.

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[2banana]

U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol dismissed the lawsuit and gave both sides until Feb. 9 to reopen the case if settlement talks don't bear fruit.

I don't get it, Indians want to be sovereign nations when it comes to building tax free casinos and selling tax free cigarettes but then want to us the US courts when they feel it will benefit them...

[dead]

If your name consists of two common nouns, I really don't see how you can sue somebody for using it, especially after you've been dead for a hundred years.

[speedy]

I guess they won't be making Crazy Horse Malt Liquor the official drink of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation anytime soon. I think Tom Daschle would be deeply saddened by this whole turn of events.

[tongue-tied]

Not to be confused with this: Good ol' San Miguel Red Horse...I never liked it but others swore by it.

[sirshackleton]

Great, now Sam Adam's relatives will all be coming out of the woodwork for their payday...

[bayourod]

It really was good beer.

[Phantom Lord]

Crazy Horse Malt Liquor is without question the most powerful beer I have ever drank. That stuff would get you F'ed Up.

And friend of mine who happens to be an indian (Feather, not dot) thinks the suit is stupid and has a large collection of crazy horse bottles.

[stands2reason]

feather ping

[aruanan]

"To me, the idea is to preserve the name" of Crazy Horse, he said.

In other words, "To me, the idea is to make a pack of money off the name of Crazy Horse, and we want our cut."

[RichInOC]

Malt liquor? That ain't right. If you're going to name a beer after Crazy Horse, it should at least be a good one.