lawsuit

In January of 2014, the infamous rap-metal duo known as Insane Clown Posse attempted to remove their Juggalo fanbase from the FBI’s National Gang Intelligence Center report, which labels them as a “gang.” Last summer, a Detroit federal judge denounced the case and threw it out. Now, following a case appealing, the ruling has been […]

DJ/producer Steve Aoki is being sued over a stage diving-induced injury from 2012, (via LA Times). The plaintiff, Brittany Hickman, claims Aoki tossed a blow-up raft onto the crowd and jumped on it, causing her to fall over and break both her neck and ankle.  “I was trapped underneath the pool raft because they threw it […]

In 2006 Korn drummer David Silveria took a temporary leave, or “hiatus,” as Rolling Stone reported. When it came time for Silveria to make his return in 2013, however, he was turned away, due to the band had already deciding on Ray Luzier as a permanent replacement. He was announced as an official member in 2009. Video: Watch Korn and Slipknot cover the […]

The Misfits have reached out to AP exclusively to clear up details of a recent lawsuit filed against them/Cyclopian Music by former vocalist Glenn Danzig. Earlier this week, details surfaced from an April lawsuit Danzig filed against the Misfits. Reports say the lawsuit surrounds Misfits merchandising and Danzig's claim that the band's trademark had been registered by Jerry […]

TMZ is reporting that they’ve obtained a lawsuit filed by Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie against his former roommate Shane Valdes, a videographer who has worked with Panic! in the past. According to TMZ, Urie lived with Valdes from 2008 to 2010 and gave his roommate access to his personal bank account to […]

MetalSucks and Courthouse News are reporting that British metal label Earache Records is suing the Century Family and their affiliate Century Media (home to the likes of New Years Day and the Pretty Reckless). Earache claims that Century owes them $250,000 in licensing fees and “broke a promise” to release a back catalog of “hundreds of albums.” […]

According to TMZ (so take this one with a grain of salt), Sonny Moore, better known by his stage name Skrillex, is being sued by a fan, who alleges that the DJ landed on her during a stage dive at a 2012 Los Angeles performance, later causing her to suffer a stroke. The performance in […]

  Hey Monday vocalist Cassadee Pope is among the defendants named in a civil lawsuit filed last week in Broward (Florida) Circuit Court, according to an article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The suit, which was filed by a couple named Dominick and Tammy Centi, accuses Pope and others—including her mother, Lori, and Hey […]