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Courts
Drake Files RICO Case Against His Own Record Label After Being Musically Curb Stomped By Pulitzer Winning West Coast Rapper
‘The audience not dumb. Shape the story how you want -- hey Drake, they're not slow.’ - Kendrick Lamar -
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No Coming Together Right Now: Musical Class Action Shot Down
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Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
In a scandal that rocked the business community, a former high-profile executive was sentenced to prison, plus five years of supervised release and restitution. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.07.20
* A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by musicians who had their work destroyed in a 2008 Universal Music Group blaze. Maybe the defendants listened to “We Didn’t Start the Fire” to celebrate their victory… [Variety]
* The top lawyer at CVS Health was paid over $23 million last year. Clearly, I’m in the wrong field. [Bloomberg]
* An attorney that spent two years in prison for wire fraud has been reinstated. Those are some forgiving bar examiners… [CT Post]
* Attorney General Barr has suggested that judges should consider COVID-19 when making bail determinations. [Politico]
* If you have not yet seen Tiger King on Netflix, you should watch it immediately. Then read this interview with an attorney from PETA. [Hollywood Reporter]
* Apparently in Boston, New York Sports Clubs are called Boston Sports Clubs, and like in New York, members are suing because they are being billed while gyms remain closed. [Boston Globe]