Referred to as a safety net bond which helps protect the court from frivolous appeals that cost the court time and money, an appeal is always posted by the losing party in a court case. In an appeal, a court case is brought before a higher court.
IMG Models, which has offices in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Hong Kong, represents some of the biggest names in the business, from the world number 1 and 2 Lara Stone and Joan Smalls, to Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Daria Werbowy and, outside Australia, Australians Miranda Kerr, Ajak Deng and Montana Cox.
But the 16-year-old Clauson isn't a fresh face in the modeling business. She has modeled for companies like Gucci, Jill Stuart and Dsquared2. Here are five things to know about the young model, caught in the middle of a rich lawsuit: 1.