Yellowcard has withdrawn a $ 15 million copyright lawsuit against Juice WRLD, which was filed last October before the rapper’s death, and accused him and his producers of knowingly copying the band’s song “Holly Wood Died “in his hit hit” Lucid Dreams “.
Last Friday, July 24, Yellowcard’s attorney Richard Busch, a prominent copyright attorney who represented Marvin Gaye Estate in the “Blurred Lines” case, signed a form to dismiss the complaint, the New York Times reports.
The status of the case had been in limbo since Juice WRLD, real name Jarad Higgins, died of an accidental overdose last December. Not long afterward, Yellowcard indicated that they were prepared to continue the lawsuit, though actual court proceedings were suspended until Juice WRLD’s estate could name an executor. In court documents filed a few weeks ago, Juice WRLD’s attorneys said that her mother, Carmela Wallace, had been named representative of the estate, which means she would now also be the defendant in the lawsuit.
In a statement to Rolling StoneBusch said the decision to dismiss the lawsuit was Yellowcard’s, although he noted it was dismissed without bias, meaning “it can be resubmitted.” He continued: “My clients were really uncomfortable taking this action against Juice WRLD’s grieving mother as a representative of her estate. As they said earlier, they are also incredibly sympathetic to his death, and were initially torn apart by chasing this in light of his death. As a result of everything that has happened, they simply need additional time to decide what they want to do. “
Christine Lepera, a lawyer representing the Juice WRLD estate, said: “The defendants were fully prepared to defend themselves against the allegations, deemed without merit, and remain as prepared if necessary. There was no agreement or consideration for the Plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal. ”
Earlier this month, on July 10, Juice WRLD’s first posthumous album, Legends never die, was released. The record debuted at number one in the Rolling Stone Top 200 album chart and moved 517,800 album value units to give it the biggest debut week of 2020.
