Slop and bile

Law The littering campaign is likely to lead to a lawsuit between Igora and the former head of Bonaparte The littering campaign by the recycling organization Igora is not only attracting considerable media attention, but also a legal dispute: Harry Sulzer, owner/CD of the bankrupt small agency Bonaparte and former supervisor of the advertising client, wants to involve Igora in a lawsuit. For him, it is clear that the current poster is a "theft of ideas", as the concept originated largely from him and not "just" from his former employees and current account holders Vizner-Borel. "At Igora's request, I developed the campaign at my own risk, because I had been without a contract for twelve years, and presented it at the end of October 2003." After that, there was a long period of silence. Until January, when the client terminated the contract for work at an inopportune time without giving any reasons, says Sulzer. Because he had to write off all Igora work to zero, Harry Sulzer blames Igora for the bankruptcy of his agency in addition to copyright infringement. "If everything had gone smoothly, Bonaparte would still exist. I tried to talk to them several times to no avail."
However, it is known that Sulzer - with one exception - had already dismissed its staff in December 2003, i.e. one month before Igora parted company with Bonaparte. Now he wants to have the campaign stopped by means of an interim injunction in order to obtain a fee "in the six-figure range". Then it cannot be ruled out that the agency's bankruptcy will be revoked.
Lajos Vizner, co-owner of the new Igora in-house agency ViznerBorel, is aware of Sulzer's accusations. Like Arno Bertozzi, President of Igora, he does not wish to comment on the legal dispute in order to avoid a public mud-slinging. Igora, for its part, has appointed lawyers, according to Bertozzi.
(la)