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Travis Scott seeks to dismiss Astroworld suits as a new demand for US$10 billion is filed

December 8, 2021December 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Lawsuit, Travis Scott

It’s been a little more than a month since all those people died and were injured at the Astroworld festival

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Music News 

The Phil Collins lawsuit with his ex-wife just got even weirder

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Divorce, Lawsuit, Orianne Bates, Phil Collins

Phil Collins married Orianne Bates in 1997 when he was 54 and she was 23. It did not last with

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Music Industry 

Metallica COVID insurance lawsuit could end up being a big deal for everyone

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Insurance, Lawsuit, Lloyd's of London, Metallica, Touring

When any artist goes on tour, they need to purchase insurance just in case something goes wrong. You’d be crazy

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Music News 

Lawyers weigh in on the Nirvana baby child porn lawsuit

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lawsuit, Nevermind, Nirvana, Spencer Elden

The biggest music story of the week remains the lawsuit brought forth by Spencer Elden, the all-grown-up baby we’ve seen

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The baby on the front of Nirvana’s Nevermind album has sued, alleging child pornography [UPDATED WITH PLENTY OF NEW INFORMATION]

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lawsuit, Nevermind, Nirvana, Spencer Elden

Almost thirty years to the day since the world was introduced to the swimming baby on the cover of Nirvana’s

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Chris Cornell’s family settles malpractice suit with his last doctor

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ativan, Chris Cornell, Lawsuit, Lorazepam, Malpractice, Suicide

When the toxicology report came back after Chris Cornell’s suicide in May 2017, it revealed that he had a cocktail

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Hoping for new material from Soundgarden? Keep waiting. There’s another lawsuit.

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Lawsuit, Soundgarden, VIcky Cornell

If you’re holding your breath waiting for that new Soundgarden material featuring vocals left behind by Chris Cornell, you should

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Music News 

It’s now The Tragically Hip vs. Mill Street Beer over the phrase “At the Hundredth Meridian”

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Alan Cross 4 Comments Lawsuit, Mill Street, Trademark Infringement, Tragically Hip

What do you think of when you see the phrase “At the Hundredth Meridian?” If you’re a cartographer, your mind

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Music News 

The Nirvana-Mark Jacobs legal battle just got worse

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lawsuit, Marc Jacobs, Nirvana

Every Nirvana fan knows the band’s iconic “smily face” logo which appear sometime in the very early 90s. All was

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There’s legal turmoil within The Offspring. This doesn’t look good.

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lawsuit, Offspring

Offspring fans have noted the absence of bass player and founding member Greg Kriesel over the last while. What’s going

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Next up in the musical plagiarism wars: An infringement charge against “Baby Shark”

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Johnny Only, Lawsuit, Plagiarism

Who wrote the melody to “Baby Shark?” No one knows–although it’s thought to have originated as a campfire song for

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