Lawsuit against Ghost frontman by former members dismissed
A lawsuit against Ghost‘s frontman by four former members of the band has been dismissed by a Swedish court, according to reports.
Back in April of last year (2017), it was reported that four previous Ghost members filed a lawsuit against Forge for “missing wages and allowances for several years.”
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Simon Soderberg, Mauro Rubinho, Henrik Palm and Martin Hjertstedt, the four Ghost members, were set to sue Forge for 200,000 Swedish Krona, which is roughly equivalent to $22,200 for unpaid compensation.
Fast forward to today, the trial between the frontman and former members of the group was held at Linköping District Court and lasted for six days.
The trial completed Wednesday (October 17), where a 108-page report was released that dismissed the case, and ordered the four former members to pay the legal fees Forge acquired from the case.
As reported by Blabbermouth, Forge was paid by the former member’s $146,000 in legal fees.
The four musicians have three weeks to appeal the court’s ruling, but at this time, it is unclear if they will be taking further action.
Ghost will be supporting Metallica on a 25-date trek across 20 countries. Check out the full list of cities and dates from the 2019 tour below!
Dates:
05/01 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio do Restelo
05/03 – Madrid, Spain @ Valdebebas
05/05 – Barcelona, Spain @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
05/08 – Milan, Italy @ SNAI San Siro Hippodrome
05/10 – Zürich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
05/12 – Paris, France @ Stade de France
06/08 – Dublin, Ireland @ Slane Castle
06/11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
06/13 – Köln, Germany @ RheinEnergieStadion
06/16 – Brussels, Belgium @ Koning Boudewijnstadion
06/18 – Manchester, England @ Etihad Stadium
06/20 – London, England @ Twickenham Stadium
07/06 – Berlin, Germany @ Olympiastadion
07/09 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Ullevi
07/11 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Telia Parken
07/13 – Trondheim, Norway @ Granåsen
07/16 – Hämeenlinna, Finland @ Kantolan Tapahtumapuisto
07/18 – Tartu, Estonia @ Raadi Airfield
07/21 – Moscow, Russia @ Luzhniki Stadium
08/14 – Bucharest, Romania @ Arena Națională
08/16 – Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
08/18 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Airport Letnany
08/21 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
08/23 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
08/25 – Mannheim, Germany @ Palastzelt Maimarktgelände
