Cavalli Settles Two Cases Out Of Court

Roberto Cavalli has brought two high-profile lawsuits to a close, settling them both out of court, according to reports this morning.

The first case refers to the trademark-infringement suit that the MTO Shahmaghsoudi School filed against the fashion house for allegedly copying its sacred emblem for Just Cavalli's Just Gold fragrance campaign. After filing the lawsuit, which stated that the apparent use of the emblem on promotional material showing it tattooed onto semi-clothed models was "completely opposing the MTO's beliefs and goodwill symbolised by the sacred emblem", reports The Fashion Law.

The second case was brought by a group of Northern California-based graffiti artists known as Revok, Reyes and Steel, who claimed that the Just Cavalli label had infringed their copyrights by copying a piece of work they did in San Francisco's Mission district in a clothing and accessories collection. They also stated that the brand had added further insult by adding "what appears to be a signature, creating the false impression that Roberto Cavalli himself was the artist."

Roberto Cavalli strenuously denied any wrongdoing throughout both cases. According to court papers, Revok, Reyes, and Steel and the MTO Shahmaghsoudi School both filed to voluntarily dismiss their cases, although specific details were not disclosed.