This suit was initially filed in 2015 by Mark Andrews, James Green and Larry Anthony Jr. — known by their stage names Sisqo, Woody and Jazz, respectively. The complaint claimed that the group entered into a publishing agreement in 1996 with Art of War Music Publishing. In 2002, however, Art of War signed a deal with EMI.
"Andrews claims EMI paid more than $600,000 of his royalties to 27 Red Music, which is also a defendant in the suit, and he never received them," Billboard reports. "Anthony and Green claim EMI wrongfully paid at least $30,000 of their royalties to 27 Red."
The site continues: "Their second amended complaint, which was filed in June, is the one at issue in regard to this motion. The Dru Hill members sued EMI and Sony/ATV, which has administered the interests of EMI since its 2012 acquisition, for breach of implied contract and declaratory relief."
Unfortunately, U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan ruled against Dru Hill. Nathan declared that the group didn't have enough evidence to back up its claims. “Plaintiffs make essentially one substantive allegation in support of their implied contract claim: that, following the purported termination of the EMI administration agreement, EMI ‘continued to administer the Art of War catalog’ and ‘collect royalties due plaintiffs,’” Judge Nathan wrote. “That is insufficient without more to allege the existence of an implied contract.”
The case against 27 Red is still ongoing in which the men are suing for breach of implied contract, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty and conversion.
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