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Flo Rida Wins Over $82M In Lawsuit Against Energy Drink Company Celsius (VIDEO)

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;flo&plus;rida&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Flo Rida<&sol;strong><&sol;a> notched a major legal victory this week after jurors returned a verdict in his favor against the energy drink company <strong>Celsius<&sol;strong>&comma; a victory that has made him a very wealthy man&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The rapper&comma; whose legal name is <strong>Tramar Dillard<&sol;strong>&comma; claimed the company owed him money from a prior endorsement deal he started with them in 2014&comma; with that deal being renewed in two years later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Rapper Awarded &dollar;82 Million In Damages Against Energy Drink That Failed To Pay Out Endorsement Deals<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Jurors ultimately awarded him a total of <strong><em>&dollar;82&comma;640&comma;450<&sol;em><&sol;strong> in damages&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;lawandcrime&period;com&sol;live-trials&sol;live-trials-current&sol;flo-rida&sol;flo-rida-wins-lawsuit-against-energy-company-celsius-awarded-damages&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Law &amp&semi; Crime<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qualified qualified-2">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;By way of background&comma; Flo Rida maintained a successful endorsement partnership with Celsius which was highly effective in opening new doors for Celsius and its products&comma;” the plaintiffs&comma; including Flo Rida’s company Strong Arm productions&comma; wrote in their original <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;documentcloud&period;org&sol;documents&sol;23568249-flo-rida-rida-lawsuit-complaint&quest;responsive&equals;1&amp&semi;title&equals;1" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">complaint<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1615765524998418432" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In closing statements&comma; Flo Rida&&num;8217&semi;s attorney <strong>John Uustal <&sol;strong>said his client wanted the one-percent ownership of the company that he had been promised&comma; and not exactly a specific dollar amount&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qualified qualified-3">The initial lawsuit requested only &dollar;30&comma;000&comma; including interest and attorney fees&period; The rapper maintained his deal with Dillard helped increase the ailing company’s fortunes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qualified qualified-4">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s about my passion&comma;” he said of the case&comma; speaking to the Law&amp&semi;Crime Network on Tuesday after jurors did not return a verdict&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s about my team&period; It’s about my dedication&period; It’s about something that I started years ago and just to see it come full fledged like this–I hate for it to be this way&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Celsius CEO Attempts To Downplay Flo Rida&&num;8217&semi;s Role In Saving Ailing Energy Drink Company<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>On Friday &lpar;Jan&period; 13&rpar;&comma; the CEO of Celsius Holdings&comma; John Fieldly&comma; testified that his company&&num;8217&semi;s growth was attributed to his team&&num;8217&semi;s hard work&comma; and not from a few seconds in a music video&comma; the outlet reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1615750432705642496" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; on Wednesday jurors ultimately found that Celsius had not only breached their agreements with the rapper&comma; but to make matters worse&comma; also fraudulently kept hit hidden from him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Celsius had initially attempted to dismiss the original complaint against them&comma; claiming the statute of limitations had ran out&period; They also said they had already paid Flo Rida &&num;8220&semi;far in excess of what he is entitled to&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and said the rapper should have file the lawsuit sooner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The energy drink company even went on to file a countersuit requesting that money be returned back to Celsius&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Energy Drink Co&period; Countersues Flo Rida&comma; Claiming Statute Of Limitations In Lawsuit Filed Against Them<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qualified qualified-7 qualified-8">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The first agreement was executed in March of 2014&comma; and Plaintiffs made no pursuit of the allegations herein until seven years later&comma;” they said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1613264526757228550" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1613193169239420929" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That agreement formally ended in March 2016&comma; which Celsius&&num;8217&semi; legal team attempted to highlight&comma; claiming &&num;8220&semi;it took over five years&&num;8221&semi; for Flo Rida to &&num;8220&semi;take material action&&num;8221&semi; 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