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Prince Estate’s Ugly Civil War, James Dolan Sexual Assault Case & More Top Music Law News
In this week’s Legal Beat, the Prince estate heads back to court, James Dolan faces assault claims, a judge rules on Mötley Crüe’s legal battle and much more.
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. After Prince died without a will in 2016, it took more than six years of legal wrangling to settle his estate, as heirs, advisors, a court-appointed bank and Primary Wave all battled before a Minnesota probate judge over how exactly the star’s assets should be divided. The deal, which will end a bitter legal battle that saw Combs accuse the liquor company of racism, came just months after he was hit with multiple sexual assault lawsuits.
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