The makers of the insanely popular “Girls Gone Wild” DVD series is unhappy this week after a woman who filed suit against them was awarded. She was a 20-year-old college student in 2005 when someone lifted her tank top during a party at a St. Louis bar, exposing her breasts. Another person filmed it. She later discovered the recording was part of the "Girls Gone Wild Sorority Orgy" DVD series.
The maker of "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs is seeking to overturn a judge's decision that awards nearly $6 million to a St. Louis-area."Girls Gone Wild" videos and DVDs, featuring young women exposing themselves on camera, have made a fortune for founder Joe Francis. But he has been targeted with dozens of lawsuits from women who said they were upset at being filmed. Francis was originally named in Favazza's suit but was dismissed from the case in 2009.
A matter of jury purely sided with the entertainment company in 2010, but a retrial was granted and the judge handed down his declaration on March 5th. Now, the people at GGW are asking for a new trial.
Three months after a jury sided with "Girls Gone Wild" in 2010, the judge in that case, John J. Riley, ordered a new trial, ruling that the verdict didn't reflect the weight of evidence. Favazza, now a 26-year-old wife and mother, claimed that she only became aware of her appearance in the video when a friend of her husband pointed it out. She sued soon after learning she was in the video.He wrote that it was clear in the video that Favazza was an "unwilling participant," saying she is seen mouthing the word "no" as her shirt is pulled down.
Tamara Favazza awarded $5.8m in 'Girls Gone Wild' case after her breasts were exposed in video.
But attorneys for Mantra Films and MRA Holdings said at the first trial that signs posted at the bar explained how the video would be used.
The case took another twist in January when Dalton withdrew as counsel. When the judge heard the case on Feb. 17, Favazza's attorneys presented their case, but there was no representative for Mantra Films or MRA Holdings.
Source:http://onlinenewsicon.blogspot.com/2012/04/woman-awarded-wins-58-million-girls.html
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