Racial issues still lurk in toymaker's new trial with T.I. and Tiny Harris over OMG Girlz and dolls

After controversy erupted over questions about the n-word in lyrics, lawyers have returned for a second trial in an infringement case over dolls popular with Black girls.

Rapper T.I. leaves court on Thursday, May 11, 2023, with his lawyer B’Ivory LaMarr. Tiny Harris is at left, speaking with Xylona Boone-Northern and Brittney Saint-Fleur of LBS Global IP Law in Los Angeles. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

Links to PDFs of key filings in this case are available at the end of the article for paid subscribers to Legal Affairs a…