The default judgement, issued on Tuesday by Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York, awards Spotify $300 million in damages, with UMG, WMG, and Sony Music awarded $22.2 million collectively.
Ye's lawyers called him a liar, a fraud, and a malingerer in court. His medical records, bank records, and personal family history were dissected, mocked, and vilified. In true David-vs.-Goliath fashion, Mr. Saxon stood firm against one of the biggest celebrities in the world, with the truth on his side.
Judge John Martin had been told by barrister Bonnie Hickey that little Victoria Johnston's parents were not happy with a €25,000 settlement offer from playground owner Dublin City Council.
Businessman and racehorse owner Tom Doran was sued by AIB for unrepaid loans in 2010 Judgments totalling €4.8m have been granted against a well-known racehorse owner and breeder over unrepaid property investment loans. The High Court granted the judgments for €1.2m and €3.6m against Mayo-born property developer and landlord Tom Doran, following a 15-year-legal battle involving him, AIB and Everyday Finance DAC.
A county clerk in New York refused to file a civil judgment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter from Texas, protecting her under state shield laws for abortion providers.
"Authors cannot rightly exclude anyone from using their works for training or learning as such...to make anyone pay specifically for the use of a book each time they read it...would be unthinkable."
