Case Overview

In MGA Entertainment v. Clifford “T.I.” Harris, a high-profile case in the Central District of California filed by the rapper “TI,” a prior jury found for the plaintiffs on claims for trade dress infringement and misappropriation of name, image, and likeness and awarded actual damages of $17 million and punitive damages of $52 million. The court granted a new trial on punitive damages and Gary was hired by MGA Entertainment to defend it in a retrial of punitive damages. After a seven-day jury trial in which the plaintiffs sought $125 million in punitive damages, the jury rendered a defense verdict and awarded no punitive damages.