Hatcher catches fat lip fight
February 6, 2008 - 10:01AM

A judge has ruled that a $2 million lawsuit against Hatcher should be moved out of court and into arbitration.
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Teri Hatcher has won a ruling in a feud between rival lipplumpers worthy of Wisteria Lane.
A judge ruled that a $US2 million ($A2.23 million) lawsuitagainst the 43-year-old Desperate Housewives star shouldbe moved out of court and into arbitration.
The lawsuit from cosmetics company Hydroderm, filed late lastyear in the Superior Court, claims a 2005 endorsement agreementwith Ms Hatcher's production company stipulated that she would notpitch competing products.
According to the lawsuit, the company learned Hatcher was alsopushing CityLips, a lip plumper made by City Cosmetics, whichcompetes with Hydroderm's Volumizing Lip Serum.
"Hatcher's name, image and likeness have been linked to so manycompetitors' products," the lawsuit said, "that it is anyone'sguess as to what product keeps her skin and lips youthful."
Hatcher's lawyer Alan Wertheimer has called the lawsuit an"unjustified and public assault on Teri Hatcher's good name,reputation and celebrity."
Wertheimer has said that the deal with Hydroderm did not affectMs Hatcher's previous deal with CityLips.
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