Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then Surviving R. Kelly hit the airwaves.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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(Legal) Career Killers: A Lawsuit Against Geffen Records Brings Don Henley’s Solo Career to a Halt.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
My feature about how Law & Order has influenced how people view the legal system got a nice shout-out on last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
I was very honored to win the following awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE):
In honor of the premiere of Starz’s Watergate drama “Gaslit,” please enjoy an excerpt from Nixon in New York about John Mitchell.
Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
My latest feature examines sleazy, incompetent, and ethically-challenged lawyers in pop culture.