March 05, 2020
A Florida federal judge on Thursday rejected a Miami-area swingers club's bid to avoid paying $900,000 to an "Amazing Race" contestant, a former "Real Housewives" cast member and 30 other models and actresses whose photos it used without permission to promote swinger parties.
January 28, 2020
A Miami-area swingers club has urged a federal judge to grant it judgment as a matter of law after a jury awarded some $900,000 to an "Amazing Race" contestant, a former cast member of "The Real Housewives of Miami" and 30 other models and actresses for the unauthorized use of their photos to promote swinger parties.
January 21, 2020
An "Amazing Race" contestant and 31 other models and actresses are urging a federal judge not to upend a jury's nearly $900,000 award for a Miami-area club's unauthorized use of their photos to promote swinger parties.
December 06, 2019
A Miami swingers club urged a federal judge Friday to overturn a jury verdict ordering it to pay nearly $900,000 to a group of 32 models for using their images to promote sex parties without their permission, renewing arguments that the models presented insufficient evidence at trial.
September 16, 2019
A federal jury in Miami ruled Monday that a swingers club should pay 32 models a total of $892,500 in damages for using the women's images to promote sex parties without getting their permission or paying them.
September 09, 2019
Counsel for a group of 32 models told a federal jury Monday that a Miami-area swingers club should have to pay more than $5 million in damages for using the women's images to promote sex parties without getting their permission or paying them.
August 14, 2017
A Florida federal judge on Monday tossed a design firm's bid for sanctions in a discovery dispute with a Miami sex club that allegedly used models' images without permission, saying the ad company's counsel failed to confer first with those who might be affected by sanctions.
July 25, 2017
A Miami sex club facing a trademark suit by models claiming it used their images without permission urged a Florida federal court on Monday to throw out an advertising group's bid for sanctions following a discovery dispute, saying the advertisers' request is inappropriate and misguided.
July 18, 2017
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday rejected an advertising group's bid to escape a trademark suit by models claiming a Miami sex club used their images without permission, finding the club's oral contract with the advertisers was enforceable.
May 04, 2017
A Miami swingers club fought back Wednesday against a bid by a group of models for a quick win on their claims that the club wrongfully used their images in advertisements, arguing there was no actual false advertising or endorsement as their names were never used.