BottleRock Music Festival Organizers Face Lawsuit from Sexual Assault Victim

The organizers of BottleRock Napa have been hit with a lawsuit from a woman who was sexually assaulted at the music festival’s 2019 edition. The Napa Valley Register reports that the woman, known as Jane Doe, was assaulted by a Richmond man named Peterson William Fontes on May 25th, 2019 on the festival’s grounds. Fontes allegedly used a …

Former manager’s $10m lawsuit against Cardi B dismissed in court

A $10 million breach of contract lawsuit filed against Cardi B by her former manager has been dismissed in court. In 2018, Klenord ‘Shaft’ Raphael commenced proceedings to sue his former client. Mr Raphael claimed that Cardi had breached the pair’s agreement by signing with Solid Foundation, the management division of Quality Control records. Cardi …

Ultra Files $800,000 Lawsuit Against 2020 Staging Company

Like every other festival in 2020, Ultra Music Festival did not go ahead as planned this past March. Unlike most others, it was really the first major festival affected by the novel coronavirus. And with only a matter of weeks before its event, it must have been a crushing blow to the industry and the …

Ultra files $800,000 lawsuit against AG Production Services

by: Sami Weisband Nov 18, 2020 Event Entertainment Group, Ultra Music Festival‘s parent company, has filed a lawsuit against staging company AG Production Services for allegedly withholding a deposit of nearly $800,000. Event Entertainment Group is reported to have paid the sum at the time of contractual signing with AG Production Services. The agreement, which …

Live Nation to Face Lawsuit Over Teen’s Fatal 2015 Drug Overdose at HARD Summer

Live Nation Entertainment is facing a renewed lawsuit filed by the family of Katie Dix, a young woman who died following a fatal drug overdose at the 2015 edition of HARD Summer. In a new ruling, Superior Court of Los Angeles County Judge Dan Thomas Oki said a company like Live Nation that plans and operates …

David Dann accuses ZHU of contract breach, promissory fraud in $3.45 million dollar lawsuit

by: Rachel Narozniak Oct 16, 2020 David Dann will seek at least $3.45 million in damages from ZHU, who is accused of breaching written and oral contracts with Dann and of committing promissory fraud, according to documents obtained by Pitchfork. Dann opened the case in a California state court in July, filing the lawsuit not …