Gucci Gone Bad?

It seems that there is *always* something going on in the world of fashion. This past week, Jennifer Gucci has been sued by Gucci America. Jennifer Gucci was the former wife of Paolo Gucci who was heir to the Gucci fashion house. Paolo Gucci has been credited with introducing the interlocking G logo and with increasing the fashion house's popularity in the United States.

What has Jennifer been credited with? Well according to the papers filed with the Manhattan Federal Court, Gucci America claims that Ms. Gucci's lawyer Mr. Edward Litwak was attempting to sell licensing deals bearing the Gucci name.

"It should be clear to this court by now that Litwak is, plainly and simply, a con man," Gucci America attorney John Maltbie wrote in the filing.

"He has bilked numerous unsuspecting individuals into giving him hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for licenses to use the name[s] Jennifer Gucci and Gemma Gucci," the papers state.

Mr. Maltbie is an associate for Arnold & Porter in the New York office where he works in the Intellectual Property practice group.