US EditionMariah Carey awarded 92k in legal fees over failed All I Want For Christmas Is You lawsuit
Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani found Andy Stone's copyright claim baseless and imposed $109,983 in sanctions, including $92,300 for Mariah Carey's legal fees.
- On Dec. 23, Mariah Carey was awarded $92,303.20 in sanctions payable by attorney Gerard P. Fox, stemming from the suit filed by plaintiff Andy Stone.
- Plaintiffs Andy Stone and Troy Powers filed a copyright suit in November 2023 alleging Mariah Carey's 1994 hit copied their 1989/1988 song and sought $20 million before dismissal in March.
- Expert analysis and the judge's ruling indicated Dr. Lawrence Ferrara, musicologist, found the songs were "very different songs" and Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani, presiding judge, called the plaintiffs' conduct "egregious".
- Court records show Gerard P. Fox has 90 days to pay $109,983.20, and the plaintiffs' lawyers must explain their conduct by January 5 or face possible disciplinary action.
- The court found that Mariah Carey and co-defendants Sony Music, Kobalt Publishing, and producer Walter Afanasieff incurred needless expenses including more than $14,000 to Sony, with the song recently reaching 2 billion streams and spending a record 21 weeks atop Billboard.
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Mariah Carey Awarded $92K in Legal Fees Months After 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Lawsuit Dismissal
The suit over the singer's holiday hit was dismissed in MarchKevin Mazur/Getty Mariah Carey performing in California in November 2024.NEED TO KNOWMariah Carey will receive $92,303.20 in legal feesThe copyright infringement case against her and her hit song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was dismissed in MarchThe suit was initially filed in 2023 by Andy Stone and Troy PowersMariah Carey is set to receive a hefty refund after the copyright infr…
Judicial documents show that singer Mariah Carey received nearly $100,000 in compensation for false accusations of plagiarism.
$92K Christmas Miracle? Mariah Carey Strikes Back In Song Lawsuit Drama
Mariah Carey has come out on top once again, this time in court. The pop diva has been awarded $92,303 after a judge dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against her over her perennial holiday hit, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 20: Mariah Carey arrives to the “Bros” screening at The Whitby Hotel on June 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) The suit, filed by country musician And…
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