UGG FIGHT GOES GLOBAL – WTO “LAST BEST HOPE” TO BRING ‘UGG’ BACK HOME • Legal opinion from leading public international lawyer says US in breach of WTO Agreement • Now it is up to the Australian Government to trigger a dispute mechanism with WTO • Xenophon writes to Prime Minister and Opposition Leader asking […]
The future of Australians making and selling ugg boots to the world has come down to one last legal challenge in the US. The only hope is for the federal government to intervene.
BATTLING AUSSIE UGG BOOT MAKER VOWS TO APPEAL CHICAGO JURY VERDICT ORDERING US$450,000 PENALTY FOR SELLING 12 PAIRS OF UGG BOOTS INTO THE US Battling Western Sydney Ugg boot maker Eddie Oygur, owner of small business Australian Leather P/L, is devastated after a Chicago jury overnight ordered him to pay US$450,000 (over $640,000) in statutory […]
Dear Friends, By now you may have heard or seen the news that just a few hours ago a jury in a US Federal Court in Chicago, awarded damages against me personally and my company Australian Leather Pty Ltd of over $640,000 – essentially for selling 12 pairs of UGG boots into the US over […]