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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:48 PM Jan 2018

Grumpy Cat snatches lump of cash in California court

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — It still won't make her smile, but Grumpy Cat has won some scratch.

A California jury gave the furry frown queen more than $700,000 this week in a federal lawsuit over the use of her identity.

According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, owner Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona, won the lawsuit first filed three years ago against the Grenade beverage company.

She signed on for the cat to endorse a "Grumpy Cat Grumpuccino," but the company subsequently used the cat's image to help sell other products, which an eight-person jury on Monday found was unauthorized.

Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Grumpy-Cat-snatches-lump-of-cash-in-California-12523637.php

$700,000 will buy a lot of Friskies.

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Grumpy Cat snatches lump of cash in California court (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP
I love grumpycat Cicada Jan 2018 #1
"Catnip for no one!" said Grumpy Cat TeamPooka Jan 2018 #2
Now you've made me grumpy. TexasTowelie Jan 2018 #3
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