Ting Ji, Plaintiff, v. Bose Corporat - US District Court - District of ...
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In support <strong>of</strong> her motion for a new trial, <strong>Ji</strong> argues that attrial her highly-qualified expert witness testified that theappropriate usage fee for a non-celebrity whose image was to beused in the manner that <strong>Bose</strong> used <strong>Ji</strong>’s image should have been Oneto Two Million Dollars (based on an on-going royalty <strong>of</strong> one-halfto one percent, where <strong>Bose</strong> sold merchandise worth $206 millionusing <strong>Ji</strong>’s image). Next, <strong>Ji</strong> argues that <strong>Bose</strong>’s opposing witnesstestified that <strong>Bose</strong> would never have paid a usage fee or anythingelse above what it had actually paid <strong>Ji</strong>. The jury was instructedto award sufficient damages, if any, to compensate <strong>Ji</strong> for whatshe “would have been paid for the uses to which <strong>Bose</strong> eventuallyput her image” (and <strong>Ji</strong> did not object to that instruction). <strong>Ji</strong>concludes that a reasonable jury could have awarded either nodamages or One to Two Million dollars and, thus, its award <strong>of</strong>$10,000 was outside the universe <strong>of</strong> possible awards.<strong>Bose</strong> responds by describing numerous examples <strong>of</strong> trialevidence from which the jury could have calculated damages. Forexample, <strong>Ji</strong> testified that she had been paid less than $3,000 fornumerous modeling jobs that resulted in the use <strong>of</strong> her imagenationally and that she had been considered, but not chosen, fora similar job that would have paid between $12,000 and $25,000.Another model who had worked at the <strong>Bose</strong> photo-shoot with <strong>Ji</strong>testified that he had never been paid more than $7,500 for thenational use <strong>of</strong> his image.Accordingly, there was sufficient evidence from which a-10-
easonable jury could have determined that <strong>Ji</strong> should be awarded$10,000, an amount within the range <strong>of</strong> past and similarcompensation. See Gil de Rebollo, 137 F.3d at 63. Furthermore,the jury was free to disregard the expert testimony <strong>of</strong>fered by <strong>Ji</strong>with respect to the usage fee. Id. at 63-64. Because it cannotbe said that the jury’s award <strong>of</strong> damages was outside the universe<strong>of</strong> possible awards, a new trial is unwarranted.ORDERIn accordance with the foregoing:1) <strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion’s original motion for an award <strong>of</strong>attorneys’ fee and costs (Docket No. 197) and itsrenewed motion (Docket No. 208) are DENIED and2) <strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong>’s motion for a new trial (Docket No. 206) isDENIED.So ordered./s/ Nathaniel M. GortonNathaniel M. GortonUnited States <strong>District</strong> JudgeDated August 12, 2009-11-
Publisher InformationNote* This page is not part <strong>of</strong> the opinion as entered by the court.The docket information provided on this page is for the benefit<strong>of</strong> publishers <strong>of</strong> these opinions.1:06-cv-10946-NMG <strong>Ji</strong> v. <strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ionNathaniel M. Gorton, presidingDate filed: 05/30/2006Date terminated: 04/14/2009Date <strong>of</strong> last filing: 08/12/2009AttorneysJuanita R. Brooks Fish & Richardson P.C. 12390 ElCamino Real San Diego, CA 92130 858-678-5070858-678-5099 (fax) brooks@fr.com Assigned:01/16/2008 LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICEATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDAmy L. Brosius Fish & Richardson 225 FranklinStreet Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-521-7066 617-542-8906 (fax) brosius@fr.com Assigned: 03/30/2007LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMichael S. Forman Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 617-542-8906 (fax) forman@fr.comAssigned: 12/15/2006 TERMINATED: 02/25/2008ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDrepresentingrepresentingrepresenting<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (ThirdParty<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (ThirdParty<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)-12-
David K. Friedland Lott & Friedland, P.A. 355Alhambra Cirle Suite 1100 Coral Gables, FL 33134305-448-7089 305-446-6191 (fax)dkfriedland@lfiplaw.com Assigned: 10/26/2006 LEADATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMaria Raia Hamilton Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-521-7856 617-542-8906 (fax) mhamilton@fr.comAssigned: 07/10/2008 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDGregory A. Madera Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 617-542-8906 (fax) madera@fr.comAssigned: 06/14/2006 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEYTO BE NOTICEDStephen A. Marshall Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 617-542-8906 (fax) smarshall@fr.comAssigned: 05/15/2008 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDChristina McDonough Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 617-542-8906 (fax) cmcdonough@fr.comAssigned: 04/02/2008 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDDiane A. D. Noel Burns & Levinson LLP 125Summer Street Boston, MA 02110 617-345-3000617-345-3299 (fax) dnoel@burnslev.com Assigned:10/23/2006 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDJaime S. Rich Lott & Friedland PA 355 AlhambraCircle Coral Gables, FL 33134 305-448-7089 305-446-6191 (fax) jrich@lfiplaw.com Assigned:representingrepresentingrepresentingrepresentingrepresentingrepresentingrepresenting<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (ThirdParty<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (ThirdParty<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)-13-
12/13/2007 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BENOTICEDMark D. Robins Nixon Peabody, LLP 100 SummerStreet Boston, MA 02110 617-345-1000 866-382-5886 (fax) mrobins@nixonpeabody.com Assigned:10/22/2007 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BENOTICEDCharles H. Sanders Fish & Richardson, P.C. (Bos)225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-570-1000 617-523-1231 (fax)csanders@goodwinprocter.com Assigned: 05/30/2006TERMINATED: 03/30/2007 LEAD ATTORNEYATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMichael Schlesinger Law Offices <strong>of</strong> Michael J.Schlesigner 501 Brickell Key Drive Suite 506 Miami,FL 33131 Assigned: 10/26/2006 LEAD ATTORNEYrepresentingrepresentingrepresentingWhite/Packert, Inc.(Defendant)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (ThirdParty<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)<strong>Bose</strong> <strong>Corporat</strong>ion (Defendant)<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMark Schonfeld Burns & Levinson LLP 125 Summer representing<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)Street Boston, MA 02110 617-345-3329 617-345-3000 (fax) mschonfeld@burnslev.com Assigned:01/24/2008 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BENOTICEDMichael R. Scott Nixon Peabody, LLP 100 SummerStreet Boston, MA 02110 617-345-1000 617-345-1300 (fax) mscott@nixonpeabody.com Assigned:01/14/2008 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMark E. Stein Lott & Friedland, P.C. Post OfficeDrawer 141098 Coral Gables, FL 33114-1098 305-representingrepresentingWhite Packert, Inc. (ThirdPartyDefendant)White/Packert, Inc.(Defendant)<strong>Ting</strong> <strong>Ji</strong> (<strong>Plaintiff</strong>)-14-
448-7089 Assigned: 05/30/2006 LEAD ATTORNEYATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED-15-
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