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Damages Awarded in Counterfeiting Case: Four Orange County apparel makers said their joint investigation has broken a trademark-counterfeiting operation in Los Angeles and that they have been awarded damages of almost $2 million in federal court. U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi ruled that a Los Angeles firm, Image Tee’s, made T-shirts that infringed the trademarks of Billy International Ltd., Mossimo Inc., Quiksilver Inc. and Stussy Inc., representatives of the Orange County companies said. The judge ordered Harry Nalbandbashian and Peter Hoon Woo, operators of Image Tee’s, to pay damages totaling $1.95 million to the four companies. Marc Seltzer, attorney for the garment makers, said Image Tee’s is no longer operating. Nalbandbashian and Woo could not be reached for comment.