Thursday, May 21, 2009

CONSOR Serves as Damages Expert in $5 Million Woody Allen Settlement

Largest Amount Ever Paid Under New York Right to Privacy Law

We believe this is a tremendous outcome, which illustrates the importance and substantial value of Mr. Allen's publicity rights

La Jolla, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 21, 2009 -- Woody Allen agreed on Monday to accept a $5 million settlement from American Apparel. This is reported to be the largest amount ever paid under the New York Right to Privacy Statute.

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Allen sued American Apparel in March 2008 (#CV02475) for using his image on their billboards, storefront banners, corporate headquarters, and internet website without permission. The settlement was bridged in the days before a jury trial was set to begin in New York.

Allen issued the following statement today: "American Apparel calculatingly took my name, my likeness, and image and used them publicly to promote their business. Threats and press leaks by American Apparel designed to smear me did not work and a scheme to call a long list of witnesses who had nothing to do with the case was disallowed by the court. I hope this very large settlement will discourage American Apparel and others from doing this type of thing to myself or others in the future."

Weston Anson, Fernando Torres and Daryl Martin of CONSOR Intellectual Asset Management (www.consor.com) provided consulting support to Michael Zweig and Christian Carbone of Loeb & Loeb LLP, who represented Allen in this litigation. Specifically, CONSOR was engaged to calculate the fair market value for the unauthorized use of Mr. Allen's name, image and likeness. "We believe this is a tremendous outcome, which illustrates the importance and substantial value of Mr. Allen's publicity rights," stated Mr. Torres.

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