Lizzie Borden Settles Out of Court

Battle Over Use of Lizzie Borden Name Settled
Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT

Legal Battle Brewing Over Lizzie Borden Story

Two businesses who battled over the use of the infamous “Lizzie Borden” name have settled out of court.

The owner of a new museum and gift shop in Salem has agreed to change its name so it won’t be confused with the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast in Fall River, which is located in the home where Borden’s father and stepmother were gruesomely killed with a hatchet in 1892.

The owner of the Fall River business sued in federal court, saying The True Story of the Lizzie Borden Gift Shop and Museum infringed on his trademark of “Lizzie Borden Museum” and would siphon his business away.

The Salem business’ owner, Leonard Pickel, said Tuesday that the settlement agreement allows him to use the Lizzie Borden name in a tagline describing his business. But he can’t use the full name in the name of his business.

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