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April 6, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Lucasfilm, Andrew Ainsworth Legal Battle Moves to UK

The Guardian reports that the Lucasfilm lawsuit against Andrew Ainsworth over the Stormtrooper armor trademark and copyright dispute moves to UK courts tomorrow. [Read more…]

Filed Under: LFL, Ainsworth, Stormtrooper Helmets, Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, Market Watch, News and Events, Star Wars, Star Wars, Stormtrooper Helmets Tagged With: armor, authentic, california, copyright, Costume, court, damages, design, england, Film, helmet, imperial, infringement, lawsuit, Lucasfilm, Movie, news, Original, Prop, star wars, stormtrooper, suit, trademark, u.s., uk

March 1, 2008 By Jason DeBord

“Super Hollywood” Threatens $1.5 Million Dollar Lawsuit Against The Original Prop Blog

Received via e-mail yesterday: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood), Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: auction, authenticity, Costume, ebay, guernsey's, lawsuit, Movie, Original, Prop, Pugliese, reeve, screenused, super hollywood, super38, superboy, superman, today show, Wardrobe

February 20, 2008 By Jason DeBord

Michael of JudyGarland.com and His Thoughts on Heritage Auction Galleries

Michael Siewert of JudyGarland.com was kind enough to share some thoughts about his experience with Heritage Auction Galleries and other auction houses, and I felt his comments were worth highlighting by reposting them from the Reader Comments in the recent Heritage-related articles. I do not know Mr. Siewert, but thought we could open a discussion about some of the ideas and opinions he raised in his comments, in hopes of initiating a productive dialogue about not just Heritage, but experiences and opinions about auction houses in general. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe (John Tarter, Billie Null), Market Watch, News and Events Tagged With: ann southern, Billie Null, dallas, district court, Fraud, Heritage Auction, Hollywood, john tarter, L.A. Prop, lawsuit, Misrepresentation, Movie, Prop, Provenance, Wardrobe, WFAA

February 14, 2008 By Jason DeBord

News Reports: Heritage Filed Suit Against L.A. Prop & Wardrobe in Dallas County District Court Wednesday

According to multiple news/media reports (The Dallas Morning News: “Dallas’ Heritage Auction sues Hollywood memorabilia dealers“; The Houston Chronicle: “Auction house files lawsuit over alleged bogus memorabilia“; The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “Dallas auction house says it was conned into selling fakes“; and story originator WFAA-TV: “Dallas auction house claims multi-million dollar reputation damaged“), Heritage Auction Galleries filed suit on Wednesday in Dallas County District Court against Mississippi-based L.A. Prop & Wardrobe Co. and its owners, John Tarter and Billie Null.

According to The Houston Chronicle, the lawsuit filed yesterday “alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract”. The Chronicle story also claims that “a listing could not be found for L.A. Prop” and that “[m]essages left with the L.A. Prop officials listed in the lawsuit were not immediately returned Thursday.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fraud in the News, Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe (John Tarter, Billie Null), Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, Market Watch, News and Events Tagged With: ann southern, Billie Null, dallas, district court, Fraud, Heritage Auction, Hollywood, john tarter, L.A. Prop, lawsuit, Misrepresentation, Movie, Prop, Provenance, Wardrobe, WFAA

February 10, 2008 By Jason DeBord

LFL Files Suit Against GenCon for Nearly $1M – Failure to Deliver Proceeds of Charity Auction from Celebration IV

LucasFilm LTD filed suit against Gen Con LLC for “breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment” in regards to the Star Wars Celebration IV convention held in Los Angeles in May 2007.

According to the suit, LFL provided rare Star Wars memorabilia from the Archive to be auctioned (via a live auction and a silent auction) at the Celebration fan convention, with the net proceeds of the charity intended for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Per the suit, the auction events raised “at least $150,000 from the sale of LFL’s archive items”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Charity & Fundraisers, Fraud in the News, News and Events Tagged With: celebration, charity, contract, court, filing, foundation, law, lawsuit, LFL, Lucasfilm, memorabilia, Movie, star wars

February 8, 2008 By Jason DeBord

WFAA Television News Report Update: Heritage Auction To Sue L.A. Prop and Wardrobe

A second report was broadcast by WFAA TV’s Channel 8, based on David Schechter’s investigation into items consigned by L.A. Prop and Wardrobe Company and sold by Heritage Auction Galleries (see Heritage Auction Galleries & L.A. Prop & Wardrobe Company, WFAA Television News Report…, More on Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe).

In this update, Mr. Schechter reports that Heritage Auction Galleries will “sue L.A. Prop for knowingly providing bogus items for sale and damaging the auction house’s reputation”.

Here is a link to the full video report at WFAA.com: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fraud in the News, Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe (John Tarter, Billie Null), Mainstream Media: Television, Market Watch, News and Events, Video Content Tagged With: ann southern, auction, auction house, authenticity, Billie Null, certificate of authenticity, dallas, dealer, district court, ebay, entertainment, Fraud, Heritage Auction, heritage auction galleries, Hollywood, john tarter, jsnent, L.A. Prop, lawsuit, memorabilia, Misrepresentation, Movie, Prop, Provenance, studio, Television, tv, vintage, Wardrobe, WFAA

February 6, 2008 By Jason DeBord

More on Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe

I have many thoughts and reactions to the WFAA Television investigative report that aired last night, as covered in the article posted this morning, (see WFAA Television News Report on Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop and Wardrobe: “Systematic Misrepresentation of Provenance”). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fraud in the News, Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe (John Tarter, Billie Null), Mainstream Media: Television, Market Watch, News and Events, Superman Tagged With: ann southern, auction, auction house, authenticity, Billie Null, certificate of authenticity, dallas, dealer, district court, ebay, entertainment, Fraud, Heritage Auction, heritage auction galleries, Hollywood, john tarter, jsnent, L.A. Prop, lawsuit, memorabilia, Misrepresentation, Movie, Prop, Provenance, studio, Television, tv, vintage, Wardrobe, WFAA

February 6, 2008 By Jason DeBord

WFAA Television News Report on Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop and Wardrobe: “Systematic Misrepresentation of Provenance”

Dallas/Fort Worth’s WFAA TV Channel 8 aired a report last night about Heritage Auction Galleries and L.A. Prop and Wardrobe, based in part on Rick Spector’s research and investigation early last year (see OPB article, “Heritage Auction Galleries & L.A. Prop & Wardrobe Company“), and Rick Spector is interviewed and featured in the news investigation.

I was also contacted last week by WFAA reporter David Schechter, and supplied him with e-mails from my correspondence with Heritage Auction Galleries as part of their investigation, and as evidence that myself and other collectors questioned the provenance of certain offerings and the consignor, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fraud in the News, Heritage Auction Galleries, L.A. Prop & Wardrobe (John Tarter, Billie Null), Mainstream Media: Television, Market Watch, News and Events, Superman, Video Content Tagged With: ann southern, auction, auction house, authenticity, Billie Null, certificate of authenticity, dallas, dealer, district court, ebay, entertainment, Fraud, Heritage Auction, heritage auction galleries, Hollywood, john tarter, jsnent, L.A. Prop, lawsuit, memorabilia, Misrepresentation, Movie, Prop, Provenance, studio, Television, tv, vintage, Wardrobe, WFAA

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