 In 1986, Barris Industries filed a $5 million copyright lawsuit against Lorimar-Telepictures, claiming that the game show "Perfect Match" was too similar to "The New Newlywed Game".On March 25, 1987, Barris resigned, left the company, and in the process, sold his shares to Burt Sugarman.Barris Industries, under the leadership of Burt Sugarman and his company Giant Group Ltd., originally owned a 5.27% stake in Reeves Communications Corp.