MGA v OMG Girlz: Will fourth jury trial raise stakes over punitive damages?

The entertainment company’s challenge to Judge Selna’s order for another jury trial zeroes in on punitive damages and raises two pivotal questions, say Mark Sommers and Patrick Rodgers of Finnegan.

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MGA v OMG Girlz: Will fourth jury trial raise stakes over punitive damages?

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