The ongoing forgery scandals involving Norval Morrisseau's artworks have escalated into a lawsuit filed by EA Studios against the artist's estate, claiming defamation and breach of contract. The gallery alleges that representatives from Morrisseau's estate suggested the gallery was unethical and dealing in potentially fake art. EA Studios insists on the authenticity of its works and claims to have had a contractual agreement with the estate to validate this. The gallery is seeking damages of C$1.45 million, having even hired private investigators to verify the estate’s claims.
EA Studios claims that Morrisseau's estate implied the gallery was unethical and sold fake artworks, damaging its reputation and sales.
The lawsuit alleges that representatives of Morrisseau's estate misled collectors about the authenticity of the gallery's artworks.
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