Now the case has been tossed out and Ali's lawyers have been sanctioned and ordered to Nelly's legal fees...
From AllHipHop
Nelly won a copyright lawsuit after a judge ruled Ali’s claims were too late and sanctioned his lawyers for pushing a case that had no legal standing.
The court found that Ali had received a letter from Nelly’s legal team in June 2021 rejecting his authorship and payment claims.
That letter, the judge said, started the clock on the three-year deadline to file a copyright claim. Ali didn’t file until after that window had closed.
Ali’s legal team attempted to circumvent the timing issue by modifying the complaint and omitting key dates. The court found that strategy to be in bad faith.
“The Court finds that Plaintiffs’ counsel acted unreasonably and vexatiously in continuing to pursue claims that were clearly time-barred and preempted,” the order stated.
The judge also rejected Ali’s unjust enrichment argument, stating it was essentially a repackaged copyright claim. Under federal law, such claims are not allowed when they duplicate copyright issues.
Because of the baseless nature of the case, the court ordered Ali’s attorneys to pay a $1,000 fine and reimburse Nelly for legal fees incurred after the first complaint.
The judge did not penalize Ali personally, but instead criticized him and his legal team for proceeding without valid grounds.
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