Star Clients, Bold Headlines: Litigators' Intriguing Cases
Celebrity clients and high-profile cases come with the territory when you're one of the nation's top litigation teams. Here are headline-grabbing suits from among 108 contest submissions for our Litigation Department of the Year awards.
December 21, 2015 at 01:33 AM
6 minute read
Celebrity Justice
Proskauer Rose successfully represented Lady Gaga and Madonna in copyright infringement cases. A Chicago singer-songwriter claimed that Gaga's hit single “Judas” copied music and the title lyric from her song “Juda.” And VMG Salsoul claimed that Madonna's 1990 recording “Vogue” included an unauthorized sample from a remixed version of the Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 disco recording “Chicago Bus Stop.” Judges dismissed both cases; both plaintiffs have appealed.
Kaye Scholer helped Prince secure ownership of his master recordings following a 20-year battle with Warner Brothers Records.
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