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Article: KATE SPADE COUNTERSUES.(filed a counterclaim against Platform LLC)
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- WWD
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- January 22, 2004
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NEW YORK -- Kate Spade LLC is fighting back.
The New York-based accessories firm has filed a counterclaim against Platform LLC, the design firm it had hired in 2001 to enter the home category. Platform sued Kate Spade in November, alleging breach of contract and other associated charges. Kate Spade's counterclaim was filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Jan. 12.
"Kate Spade LLC has filed a counterclaim against Platform LLC alleging that it did not fulfill the terms of its agreement and did not live up to its obligations," said Barbara Kolsun, Kate Spade's senior vice president and general counsel. "Platform chose to bring meritless ...