littlest pet shop hamster

in september, faulkner sued hasbro, contending that a “harris faulkner” hamster in the toy company’s “littlest pet shop” product line violated her likeness rights, “caused substantial commercial and emotional damage” and falsely implied her “association with, approval, and endorsement” of the toy rodent. in a partial motion to dismiss filed in federal court in new jersey on monday, the defendant showed the judge side-by-side photos of the fictional hamster toy and real-life adult woman and asked the judge to see …