Likelihood the Rapper has received an exploitation countersuit in opposition to his ex-manager, Pat Corcoran. The authorized battle started on the finish of 2020, when Corcoran sued the rapper for breach of contract, claiming he was owed $3.8 million in unpaid bills and royalties after being terminated by Likelihood in 2020. Two months after, Likelihood filed his personal lawsuit, alleging that Corcoran breached his fiduciary duties, diverted enterprise alternatives to his separate corporations, and demanded and accepted kickbacks. The countersuit requested for at the least $1 million in damages.
At Chicago’s Daley Heart on Friday, March 20, the Cook dinner County jury discovered that there wasn’t enough proof that Corcoran was owed $3.8 million in damages. After deliberating for 2 hours, the Chicago Solar-Occasions reported, the jury determined that Corcoran owed Likelihood $35, and instructed Corcoran flip the web area identify ChanceRaps.com, the web site Corcoran as soon as used to promote Likelihood the Rapper merchandise. “I declare victory within the identify of the Lord,” Likelihood informed the Solar-Occasions after the decision was introduced.
“We respect the jury’s choice, however the message to music managers is evident: Get it in writing,” Corcoran’s lawyer Jay Scharkey stated in an announcement through the Solar-Occasions. “The jury award of $35 speaks to how severely the jury considered Likelihood’s case.”
