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Navajo Nation Settles Coal Mining Royalty Lawsuit
Posted on 10 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - (AP) The Navajo Nation has settled its allegations that a coal mining company conspired with others to cheat the tribe out of hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties. The tribe and Peabody Energy announced a settlement Thursday... Read More

Actors, Union Settle Lawsuit Over Foreign Royalties
Posted on 15 Sep 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Attorneys for the Screen Actors Guild and the actor who played Eddie Haskell on "Leave It to Beaver" have reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the distribution of millions of dollars in foreign royalties to... Read More

Indian Lawsuit Plaintiff: Settlement A ‘Stepping Stone’
Posted on 31 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

TOPPENISH, Wash. – (AP) American Indians must urge Congress to quickly sign off on a $3.4 billion settlement of a lawsuit against the federal government for swindling them out of royalties for oil, gas, grazing and other leases, the lead plaintiff... Read More

Panel Hears Plan To Cap Attorney Fees In $3.4 Billion Settlement
Posted on 6 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

(AP) Attorneys in the government's $3.4 billion settlement with American Indians over mismanaged royalties are "stonewalling" a congressional panel as they ask a judge to more than double their fees in the case, the committee's chairman... Read More

Pink Floyd Goes To Court In Royalty Row With EMI
Posted on 11 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LONDON – (AP) Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era. The group's lawyer, Robert Howe, told the High Court that the band was disputing the way... Read More

Jimi Hendrix Bandmate Sues Over 2003 Release
Posted on 13 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LODI, N.J. - (AP) Lonnie Youngblood was a hotshot sax player on the New York club circuit in the mid-1960s when he crossed paths with Jimmy James, a young musician who was turning heads with his dazzling virtuosity on the electric guitar. After briefly... Read More