Backstreet Boys Resume Legal Struggle With Business Manager (September 23' 98)

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Oct 02, 2098 Source: MTV News Submitted By: It looks like the legal battle between the Backstreet Boys and the man who discovered them is back on again. After agreeing in July to postpone an earlier suit (see bulletin 10) the Boys had filed in a Delaware court against Louis Pearlman and several other of the group's managers, a U.S. District Court in Orlando has set a November 1, 1999 trial date for another lawsuit brought against Pearlman by four of the Boys -- Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson. In the Florida suit, the Boys claim that Pearlman and other business associates did not fully disclose the group's financial net worth and had taken "excessive amounts" in fees from the band, according to The Associated Press. For his part, Pearlman claims that he invested some $3 million in the group for expenses he incurred in transforming the Boys from unknowns into superstars. Despite the pending litigation, the Backstreet Boys are attempting to settle with Pearlman in other related suits concerning control and the distribution of the band's money, and there are additional lawsuits filed against Pearlman in New York and Florida which remain ongoing. Comment on this item. Next Item: Bee Gees Write For Backstreet Boys (September 16 '98) Prev Item: Backstreet Boys' firm sues N.Y. record company (September 21' 98)