LaMelo Ball, LaVar Ball, and PUMA are in some sort of trouble as the co-founder of the Big Baller Brand Alan Foster is suing LaMelo Ball, LaVar Ball, and PUMA for a whopping $200 million in damages.
According to Alan Foster in his lawsuit, he was cheated by LaVar Ball, Tina Ball, LaMelo Ball, and PUMA of hundreds of millions of dollars and wants to court to squeeze $200 from these folks for the damages caused him.
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According to TMZ;
Foster’s claims were spelled out in a new lawsuit filed in federal court in California earlier this week … some four years after he had a falling out with the Ball family over the BBB business.
In the suit, obtained by TMZ Sports, Foster says as part of his role at BBB, he helped develop Melo’s brand.
Foster alleges he came up with the “MB1” line for the Charlotte Hornets point guard when the hooper was just a teenager — and then he filed for several trademarks for it. Foster claims it all eventually led to the creation of Melo’s first signature shoe, the MB1 — which he says was highly successful.
However, Foster says a few years later … in an attempt to push Foster out of the company, LaVar created a second version of BBB — and tried to transfer over Foster’s trademarks to cut him out of the “huge profits” from the successful brand.
In addition, Foster says when Melo ultimately signed a lucrative shoe contract with PUMA, the basketball player and the apparel company infringed on his trademarks when they created their new signature shoe, the MB.01.
Foster in his lawsuit claimed that;
“LaMelo was instrumental in creating his first signature shoe with Big Baller Brand. He was fully aware of the existence of the LaMelo Trademarks — he helped design them!”
“He knew that his Big Baller Brand signature shoe was called the ‘MB1’ and that the name was protected by federal trademark. Yet, despite his knowledge of all of this, LaMelo willfully and deliberately chose to name the signature shoe he created and designed with PUMA the ‘MB1’ in violation of the LaMelo Trademarks.”
Foster alleges the damages he’s sustained over it all exceed $200 million.
This isn’t the first time Alan Foster has dragged LaVar to court as he previously sued him after alleging LaVar used BBB company money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Where do you think this lawsuit will end up?
