T.I. & Tiny Victorious in Lawsuit Against Toy Company, Awarded $71 Million
T.I. and Tameka "Tiny" Harris celebrated after winning their lawsuit against MGA Entertainment.
The duo claimed the company violated the intellectual property rights of their music group, the OMG Girlz, with the company’s L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls.
Tiny shared the news of their victory via social media on Sept. 23 (Monday), letting her followers know that she and the rapper were awarded $71 million.
"We did this for the city. We did this for the culture," the Xscape singer said during an Instagram Live video outside of a Santa Ana, Calif., federal courthouse.
“It was a fight. It was a hell of a fight,” she said, adding they "couldn't be more happy" with the verdict.
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Tiny noted that the jurors had reached a unanimous verdict.
"We wanted to thank the jurors for just seeing us through this, and just believing in what we said. They heard our story and they knew we wasn’t lying. It’s amazing,” she added.
After the ruling, Tiny spoke to Rolling Stone regarding the grueling legal battle.
“I mean, wow. They did more than I thought they would. I would have been happy with whatever. They blessed us more than beyond. We wanted to thank the jurors so bad, but we didn’t get the opportunity," she told the outlet.
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According to Rolling Stone, the jurors came to the conclusion that more than a dozen L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls "infringed on the trade dress and misappropriated the name, image, and likeness of the all-female band that T.I. and Tiny formed in 2009."
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