Quincy Jones, an individual and dba Quincy Jones Productions v. MJJ Productions Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, and Does 1 through 50
Published: Sep. 22, 2017 | Result Date: Jul. 26, 2017 | Filing Date: Oct. 25, 2013 |Case number: BC525803 Verdict – $9,400,000
Judge
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Mike McKool
(McKool Smith PC)
J. Michael Hennigan
(McKool Smith Hennigan PC)
Scott L. Cole
(McKool Smith)
Caroline M. Walters
(McKool Smith)
Henry D. Gradstein
(King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP)
Maryann R. Marzano
(Gradstein & Marzano PC)
Defendant
Tami Kameda Sims
(Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP)
Zia F. Modabber
(Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP)
Howard L. Weitzman
(Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert LLP)
Jonathan P. Steinsapir
(Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert LLP)
Facts
Music producer Quincy Jones sued MJJ Productions Inc., the late singer Michael Jackson’s production company, asserting claims for breach of contract and accounting.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF’S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that MJJ productions breached two contracts dated 1978 and 1986 by failing to pay him royalties due for the soundtrack to the “This Is It” documentary and two Cirque du Soleil productions that featured music produced by plaintiff.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the allegations.
Result
The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, awarding him $9.4 million.
Deliberation
two days
Length
two weeks
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