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Balenciaga’s Bondage Bears: Company Sues Over the Inclusion of Supreme Court Opinion in Ad Campaign

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It claims economic damages from being “falsely and horrifically associated with the repulsive and deeply disturbing subject of the court decision.” The company can argue that these are independent contractors, not employees, but they must still act under contract in terms of content and approval by the parent company.

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