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Rapper T.I. & Tiny Awarded $71 Million In OMG Girlz Lawsuit


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Rapper T.I. & Tiny Awarded $71 Million In OMG Girlz Lawsuit

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Rapper T.I. and his spouse, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, secured a large $71 million payout of their lawsuit in opposition to the maker of the favored L.O.L. Shock! Dolls.

Noticed on TMZ Hip Hop, the “U Don’t Know Me” crafter and his spouse bought richer after a jury sided with them of their lawsuit in opposition to toy firm MGA Leisure following a week-long trial.

In accordance with the lawsuit, the couple claims MGA Leisure violated the mental property rights of their now-defunct woman group, OMG Girlz, which additionally featured Tiny’s oldest daughter, Zonnique Pullins.

Per TMZ Hip Hop:

The jurors reportedly agreed that “L.O.L. Shock! O.M.G. dolls” infringed on the commerce costume and misappropriated the identify, picture, and likeness of the all-female group that T.I. and Tiny fashioned in 2009.

At trial, T.I. and Tiny zeroed in on 7 dolls MGA promoted that they argued had the equivalent look of their OMG Girlz throughout “very particular public occasions,” together with the picture and likeness of Tiny’s oldest daughter, Zonnique Pullins.

Following the choice, Tiny, together with OMG Girlz members Bahja “Magnificence” Rodriguez, Breaunna “Babydoll” Womack, and her daughter Zonnique “Star” Pullins, celebrated the huge authorized victory that earned them $17,872,359 in actual damages and $53,616,759 in punitive damages.

The victory doesn’t essentially finish the meat with MGA. In accordance with Forbes, the corporate can nonetheless attraction the choice

So, this victory might be short-lived, with all events heading again to courtroom.

It’s additionally an enormous win for the couple who discovered themselves as the topic of a sexual assault lawsuit earlier this 12 months.

$71 million is some huge cash. We’re inquisitive about what the couple does with it, barring MGA not interesting the choice.

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