White Stripes Court Verdict 2006-06-16 by Stormy Smiley Face | 6 Comments | Here is are two articles I posted a couple days ago and the final update to the trial:
Co-Producer of White Stripes debut and sound mixer of "De Stijl", James Diamond, is now suing The White Stripes saying he is owed money for helping shape the bands career.
According to court papers Diamond co-produced for the bands debut by providing "additional artistic suggestions, supervision, and contributions".
The court battle began June 12th and the band is 'vigorously' fighting the law suit saying that, "he was paid the fair rate of $35 an hour for his work in the Detroit Studio".
The whole trial itself is expected to be resolved in about a week.
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Things have gotten a little testy in the trial now. Von Bondies singer Jason Stollsteimer under oath has accused Jack White of leaving him an obscenity filled note with a knife attached to it on his door. In 2004 Jack White admitted to assaultin Stollsteimer in a night club the year before, but denies this claim. The note was a interview story in which White apparently believed that Stollsteimer slighted him by minimizing his role in producing a Von Bondies album.
White had worked on the band's 2001 debut 'Lack Of Communication', and later when the White Stripes went on their first major UK tour The Von Bondies supported.
The article, Stollsteimer said, had written across it: "That's the last ... time I help you out."
White earlier said it was "a laughable lie" that he stuck a knife in Stollsteimer's door (notice he didn't deny the actual note).
White Stripes drummer Meg White testified that although the group's first album listed Diamond as co-producer, the credit for producing that album belonged solely to Jack White.
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The verdict is in and the winner of the case is...The White Stripes!
The jury took less than twenty-minutes to decide their ruling and it was that Stollsteimer's case wasn't strong enough and most likely fictional.
Here's what the band had to say on their official website:
"This was a classic shakedown. They expected us to settle, but we refused to back down. It took the jury less than twenty-minutes to decide what this case was about. We are grateful the jury saw through Diamond's case and ruled accordingly."
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Money makrth the world go roundeth.
I think Jack should pay him royalties and be done.
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[quote=fisky009]I think Jack should pay him royalties and be done.
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Well...they are done. This Message Edited On 06.16.06
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Von Bondies suck.
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Go White Stripes!
It's really weird that Meg is actually his ex-wife...how awkward imo.
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I know ... awkward is right....
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why wou'd they get married then divorce and start a band....weird
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