Bob Mackie settles lawsuits against JCPenney, business partner over apparel line
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JCPenney has more than 650 stores. Catalyst's other brands include Aeropostale, Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand and Nautica.
Mackie's costumes have included Burnett's infamous "curtain rod" dress for a "Gone with the Wind" parody sketch on her TV variety show, Cher's black "loin cloth" outfit at the 1986 Academy Awards, and John's Donald Duck and Mozart concert attire.
Lawsuits over JCPenney apparel line settled
Bob Mackie, the famed fashion designer who has outfitted celebrities like Carol Burnett, Cher, Elton John and Taylor Swift, settled lawsuits against JCPenney and longtime business partner Marc Schwartz for allegedly using his name, signature and likeness without permission to sell apparel.
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres dismissed the lawsuits on Tuesday, after Mackie's lawyer, Michael Firestone, told the Manhattan judge that both sides agreed in principle on "certain material terms" to settle.
