Margaret Joseph's Legal Problems Explained

Margaret Josephs' legal problems involving her clothing company, Macbeth, weren't settled until after the conclusion of her freshman season on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." On the show, regarding Vineyard Vines, Josephs stated, "They're my competition, and they accused me of stealing their logo, which I did not do." However, despite her insistence that she wasn't guilty of ripping off their whale logo, the outcome did not work out in the reality star's favor (via Sportskeeda).

Josephs lost the case and was ordered to pay Vineyard Vines $300,000. Unfortunately, Josephs paid less than two-thirds of the damages awarded — a move that had a significant financial impact on her. In addition to paying the remaining $110,000 left on the settlement, Josephs was also ordered to pay a staggering $500,000 for breaching the original settlement (via Women's Wear Daily).

Even though Josephs settled with Vineyard Vines, putting an end to her legal mess, she maintains she did not do so out of guilt, but instead out of monetary convenience. "I filed bankruptcy on my business. They put a lien on my property. I'm up to my eyeballs in legal bills." Still, even with Josephs putting the logo lawsuit behind her, she was later slapped with another lawsuit, but instead of it involving her business, it directly impacted not only Josephs, but her husband, Joe Benigno, as well. 

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