After filing a lawsuit in 2012, the Navajo Nation is hoping to claim millions of dollars in damages from Urban Outfitters.

In 2011, Urban Outfitters — also the parent company of Anthropologie and Free People — was heavily criticized for a number of cultural missteps, most notably for illegally describing a pair of undies as "Navajo." The store reacted by removing all items labeled as "Navajo" from their digital and brick-and-mortar shelves.

So why does this matter today? Well, it looks like the Navajo Nation is looking to collect monetary damages for merchandise sold as far back as 2008, despite the fact that they didn't file any actions until 2012. (They are arguing that Urban Outfitters Inc. has violated trademark laws, specifically the use of the word "Navajo.")

According to Fashionista, Urban Outfitters Inc. has sought out a judge and requested to apply what's called a doctrine of laches, which would essentially limit the Navajo Nation's claims, making it difficult to receive damages based on sales that occurred prior to the lawsuit's filing in 2012. The company says the Navajo Nation has "slept on their alleged rights" for at least a decade — which, regardless of whether they have the legal right to the money, is still a problematic thing to say.

There's no question that Urban Outfitters' use of the word Navajo was incredibly insensitive, and it's rather shocking that such a large corporation (especially one with such a young and diverse customer base) would use that descriptor for over a decade. Now the question is whether the court will rule that Navajo Nation has a legal right to claim damages for those years.

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