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Cardi B And Tattooed Guy Held 5-Hour Settlement Talks – It Didn’t End Well – AllHipHop.com

Rap star Cardi B and her tattooed nemesis Kevin Michael Brophy took another shot at settling a $5 million lawsuit over claims she stole his back tattoo yesterday (December 1st). A settlement conference was held via Zoom between their lawyers, with Magistrate Judge Rosenbluth, overseeing the settlement talks. Brophy’s lawyer A. Barry Cappello and Lawrence J. Conlan took on Cardi’s [ More... ]

By |2021-12-07T08:41:25-08:00December 3rd, 2021|Entertainment Law, Firm News, News|

Bratz Toymaker MGA Entertainment Files Lawsuit Against European Banks Over French Company Acquisition

May 12, 2011 LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--MGA Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based toymaker best known for its Bratz product line, filed a lawsuit against several large European banks over their alleged concealment of accounting fraud at French toymaker Smoby prior to MGA's purchase of the company. Because the banks manipulated Smoby's internal finances, the lawsuit says MGA now stands to lose as [ More... ]

Delta Entertainment and The Harry Fox Agency Reach Settlement – News Releases

Delta Entertainment Corporation, an international independent music and video company, and licensing agent The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) reached a settlement in a two-year royalties payment dispute, says A. Barry Cappello, attorney for Delta.

By |2020-08-28T10:24:50-07:00July 21st, 2003|Entertainment Law, Firm News|

Courtney Love and Universal Music Group Reach Legal Settlement – News Release

Courtney Love and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced they have settled all of their legal disputes. UMG will waive any rights to future recordings from Ms. Love. As part of the settlement, Ms. Love and the other members of the Cobain estate have granted UMG permission to release new Nirvana packages, including a compilation album with a never-before-released track, a box set and rarities album. Separate permissions were obtained from the surviving members of Nirvana.

By |2020-08-28T10:25:56-07:00July 20th, 2003|Entertainment Law, Firm News|

The Big-Game Hunter’s Big Gamble – Los Angeles Times

The corporate decor at Universal Music Group is high-tech modern, but here, in the Santa Barbara law offices of A. Barry Cappello, it's the Wild West. To the left is a rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike. To the right is a bronze statue of a bucking bronco. A muffled hysteria unspools as faxes, phones and modems transmit the breaking news about Cappello's high-profile entertainment case against UMG. Overlooking all this is a striking William Koerner painting that depicts a stickup.

By |2020-08-28T10:21:47-07:00January 29th, 2001|Entertainment Law, Firm News|

Kid’s Stuff – Daily Journal

Convincing the jury that the lead defendant was a villain in Russomano v. Russo, LC031514 (Los Angeles Super. Ct., verdict July 20, 2000) was the least of Santa Barbara business litigator A. Barry Cappello's trial challenges. After all, Gianni Russo had launched his acting career by portraying Talia Shire's abusive husband, Carlo Rizzi, in the 1972 film classic "The Godfather."

By |2020-08-28T10:09:37-07:00July 20th, 2000|Entertainment Law|
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