T.I. and Tiny Awarded $71 Million in Lawsuit Against Toy Company
In their verdict, jurors stated that 13 L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls had infringed on the trade dress and misappropriated the name, image, and likeness of T.I. and Tiny’s OMG Girlz band, as reported by Rolling Stone. They also determined that a 14th doll had violated the group’s trade dress, while a 15th doll had misappropriated the band’s name, image, and likeness.
T.I. and Tiny founded OMG Girlz in 2009, with members including Zonnique “Star” Pullins (Tiny’s daughter), Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, and Breaunna “Babydoll” Womack.
During the trial, T.I. and Tiny, who are also parents to children Clifford, 18, Major, 16, and Heiress, 8, alleged that seven of MGA’s dolls replicated the OMG Girlz looks at specific public events or in publicized photos, according to Rolling Stone. MGA’s founder, Isaac Larian, testified that the group had no involvement in the dolls’ appearance, referring to T.I. and Tiny as “extortionists.”