Paris Hilton reaches settlement in Hallmark lawsuit
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Washington,
(ANI):
Paris
Hilton
has
reached
a
settlement
in
a
lawsuit,
which
she
filed
against
greeting
cards
manufacturer
Hallmark
over
allegations
the
company
used
her
image
without
permission.
The
hotel
heiress
sued
bosses
at
the
firm
in
2007,
claiming
they
used
her
picture
and
her
catchphrase,
"That's
Hot!
on
a
card,
which
was
captioned
Paris's
First
Day
as
a
Waitress".
She
alleged
the
card
was
based
on
a
scene
from
her
hit
reality
TV
show
'The
Simple
Life" and
claimed
her
publicity
rights
had
been
violated.
Hilton
had
been
expected
to
battle
it
out
with
Hallmark
heads
in
court
in
December
(10),
but
last
week,
lawyers
for
both
sides
told
a
California
judge
they
had
reached
a
settlement,
reports
Contactmusic.
The
details
of
the
agreement
have
not
been
released.