Galliano & Dior Heads to Court of Appeals in October

John Galliano's lawsuit against his former employer Christian Dior is headed to the Court of Appeals on October 24th in Paris in order to determine which court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

In early 2011, Galliano was fired as creative director at Christian Dior Couture and artistic director at his eponymous label, John Galliano SA after making anti-semetic rants at a cafe in Paris in March 2011, sued his former employers for approximately €6 million ($7.8 million) in damages.  Last month, lawyers for Dior challenged the Labor Court's jurisdiction to hear the case and instead argued it should be heard in Commercial Court due to the complex nature of the multiple agreements and employment contracts it has with Galliano.

Galliano's attorneys plan to continue to argue that he was salaried employee and not an independent contractor as Dior is claiming, which would mean the Labor Court is not the proper venue to the hear the case.

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