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.
May 16, 2023
The stepdaughter of rapper T.I. and daughter of Tameka "Tiny" Harris told a California federal jury on Tuesday that toy company MGA Entertainment's line of O.M.G. dolls stole the signature look and likeness of her group, the OMG Girlz, which creates "great confusion" among fans.
May 10, 2023
Rapper T.I. is seeking $100 million from toy company MGA Entertainment over a popular line of dolls that allegedly copied the name and look of a pop group he oversaw, a California federal jury heard Wednesday, in a dispute that restarted following a mistrial that also included an attorney being accused of racism.
May 09, 2023
A jury empaneled on Tuesday for a retrial between T.I. and MGA Entertainment over a line of dolls will be severely limited from hearing evidence about his criminal history, profane lyrics or allegations of sexual assault against him and his wife, Tiny Harris, a California federal judge ruled.
May 01, 2023
A California federal judge on Monday denied MGA Entertainment's request to sanction an attorney representing hip-hop moguls T.I. and Tiny Harris for alleging the company's lawyer engaged in "racist behavior" during an intellectual property mistrial over a line of dolls, saying that a "new trial turns a new leaf."