Class Certification Denied In Musician’s Lawsuit Over Royalties For Streaming

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 7:29 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A musician and his production company’s failure to show actual damages in his case bringing California unfair competition law (UCL), breach of contract and other claims against his record label over royalties dooms his typicality showing for the purposes of class certification, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 27, declining the plaintiffs’ requests to delay the ruling until further discovery has been completed (Leonard Williams v. Warner Music Group Corp., No. 18-9691, C.D. Calif.)....