Canadian Metal Band Kittie and Producer Garth Richardson File Suit against Artemis Records.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003 Canadian metal band Kittie and their producer, Garth Richardson, have filed suit against the band's record company, Artemis Records, in the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. for the Southern District of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , citing numerous counts of breach of contract. The suit, filed on Monday, March 31 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , names Sheridan Square Entertainment, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control - parent company of Artemis Records, the label to which Kittie is signed - as defendant. Artemis is led by Chairman Danny Goldberg, Co-chairman Michael Chambers, and President Daniel Glass. The band and producer made the decision to file the lawsuit after their auditing company, McGladrey & Pullen, reported that the band was owed nearly $900,000 in royalties and other compensation in accordance with the current contract's prescribed accounting methods. Additionally, the audit revealed that Garth is owed over $120,000. "The band is very disappointed that this process has to take place," said David Lander of K.M.A. Entertainment, Kittie's management company. "This suit should not come as a surprise to Artemis, as Garth and Kittie have been demanding that monies owed be rectified since the audit's completion." "On behalf of Kittie and their producer Garth Richardson, we look forward to swift court action based on the clear results of the audit," said Charles Joseph, Esq., of Joseph & Hertzfeld, the band's litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. . Added the band's music attorney, Susan Abramovitch of Goodman and Carr, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol : "It is unfortunate that there still exist cases where a record label can short change its artists." www.mazurpr.com/Kittie/kittie.htm (Click image for 300 dpi high-res photos) |
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