September 08, 2023
The California federal judge overseeing rapper T.I.'s $100 million intellectual property suit against MGA Entertainment teed up a possible third trial in the case, writing in a tentative order ahead of a hearing Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Jack Daniel's ruling means jurors were erroneously instructed.
August 01, 2023
MGA Entertainment on Tuesday slammed a new trial bid by a girl group managed by rapper T.I. on claims it ripped off the group's image for its line of dolls, arguing that the Supreme Court's recent Jack Daniel's dog toy decision does not bar its First Amendment defense or warrant a do-over.
July 14, 2023
A pop group managed by the rapper T.I. plans on asking the Ninth Circuit to decide if the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Jack Daniel's ruling should give it another chance to convince a jury that a toy company allegedly ripped off the group's image for a line of dolls.
June 27, 2023
MGA Entertainment has asked a California federal judge to approve over $6 million in attorney fees it seeks for its intellectual property jury trial win over hip-hop moguls T.I. and Tiny Harris, arguing the fees are warranted because of the "exceptionally contentious" way their counsel behaved.
May 28, 2023
A California federal jury found Friday that MGA Entertainment's O.M.G. dolls do not infringe the trade dress or misappropriate the name, likeness or identity of the OMG Girlz pop group co-owned by rapper T.I., marking the end of a contentious $100 million legal battle that involved accusations of racism and extortion.
May 25, 2023
MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian on Thursday fiercely rejected arguments that T.I.'s copyright suit against his company is comparable to MGA's epic legal battle with Mattel and other lawsuits his company has filed, telling a California jury the rapper's suit is a "false and a total lie" and "extortion."
May 24, 2023
Zero percent of consumers confused MGA Entertainment's O.M.G. dolls with the pop group OMG Girlz or found a likeness, according to MGA-commissioned surveys presented Wednesday to a California federal jury deciding an intellectual property dispute between the company and hip-hop moguls T.I. and Tiny Harris.
May 23, 2023
A toy designer for MGA Entertainment testified Tuesday in an intellectual property dispute between T.I., Tiny Harris and MGA that she would never base a doll on a pop group associated with the hip hop moguls due to serious sexual assault allegations made against them.
May 18, 2023
A toy designer for MGA Entertainment testified Thursday in an intellectual property dispute between rapper T.I. and the company, speaking exuberantly for hours about the dolls at the center of the case before breaking down in tears as she denied stealing the idea.
May 17, 2023
Rapper T.I. took the stand Wednesday in his intellectual property dispute with MGA Entertainment over its O.M.G. dolls but often gave dismissive or flippant answers to an attorney for the company he has previously criticized for using the N-word in court when quoting lyrics.