Dame Dash has simply discovered he’s dealing with a complete new spherical of authorized drama, in response to paperwork obtained by HipHopDX.
The paperwork have been filed on Thursday (February 22) by Christopher Brown on behalf of photographer Monique Bunn. Brown is requesting that the courts reopen Bunn’s case of damages in opposition to the embattled Roc-A-Fella government, claiming that the jury within the earlier case didn’t totally perceive the character of the damages Bunn had incurred on account of Dash’s alleged actions.
According to the 285-page memorandum of legislation, Dame Dash confirmed the worth of the images he allegedly withheld from Bunn and knew that he didn’t correctly compensate her for utilizing the images the best way he’d carried out (that’s, outdoors of the scope of promotional functions). For this cause, Bunn argued, the case must be reopened.
“The evidence at trial – which was uncontroverted – established that each photo was worth $1,500, which should have resulted in a verdict for at least $384,750,000,” Bunn wrote in his memorandum of legislation. “It is well known that professional photographers earn much of their income through licensing their portfolio of photographs, and Defendants’ actions destroyed Ms. Bunn’s economic prospects. The jury ignored the valuation evidence and awarded zero to Ms. Bunn.”
He continued: “It is impossible to conceive how a jury could conclude that a professional photographer’s portfolio of thousands of photos, as well as photography equipment, could be worth zero. Especially when the Plaintiff and the Defendants both testify that the damages are in the millions. A new trial is warranted under these circumstances.”
HipHopDX has reached out to Dame Dash’s authorized group for an announcement.
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Christopher Brown can be the identical legal professional behind the order to promote Dame Dash’s shares in Roc-A-Fella Records to fulfill an almost $900,000 judgment awarded to Josh Webber, the producer behind the movie Dear Frank.
According to paperwork obtained by Radar Online on February 16, a decide ordered Dame to promote his shares of Roc-A-Fella Records after he allegedly refused to pay a $823k judgment to film producer Josh Weber that stemmed from the 2016 movie Dear Frank.
Both Jay and Kareem “Biggs” Burke objected to Dame having to promote his shares in an public sale, on the idea that firm bylaws mandate that the board of administrators should first approve the sell-off. However, U.S. Magistrate Robert W. Lehrburger dominated that the previous exec’s one-third possession of Roc-A-Fella might be seized to assist cowl the judgment since it’s his private property.
In his 15-page determination, Lehrburger blasted Jay and Biggs for making a no-sell-off clause throughout a 2021 board assembly that Dame didn’t attend or vote for. He ordered Roc-A-Fella to ship Dame’s inventory certificates to the U.S. Marshals Service for an public sale in 180 days.
Jay and Biggs’ predominant objection is much less about siding with Dame, nevertheless, and stems from issues that an outsider can buy the mental rights of Roc-A-Fella. To tackle the difficulty, Lehrburger mentioned, “They can participate in the auction and place the winning bid.”
As beforehand reported, Dame Dash was sued for copyright infringement and defamation over the Dear Frank movie in 2019. Although he was initially requested to direct the film in 2016, he was in the end faraway from the undertaking after he was deemed unfit for the job.
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Webber and Muddy Water Pictures claimed he was at all times excessive on set whereas capturing the movie on his Sherman Oaks property. They ultimately completed the movie with out him.
They then sued Dash three years later, claiming he tried to buy Dear Frank round as his personal. They additionally alleged he despatched promotional ephemera to networks akin to BET however modified the movie’s title to The List. Dame argued they shot the movie at his residence utilizing all of his tools then stole the footage to do the film with out him.
The jury didn’t see Dash’s perspective and handed down its determination in 2022. In response, legal professional Christopher Brown, who repped the plaintiffs, mentioned, “I will get every penny due to my clients.”
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