December 27, 2004 - After almost two years of hard fought litigation, Todd A. Higgins, Esq. earlier this year successfully obtained a settlement for House of Dreams, Inc. d/b/a Nicole Miller Men (“Nicole Miller Men”) arising out of a $100 million dollar lawsuit against Lord & Taylor and The May Department Stores Company. In its lawsuit, Nicole Miller Men alleged, among other things, that Lord & Taylor breached an exclusive distribution agreement between the parties pursuant to which Lord & Taylor allegedly agreed to purchase and distribute $100 million dollars worth of Nicole Miller Men clothing in its stores over a period of seven years, with no less than 10 million per year.