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The Killers Sue Former Manager |
 Rock group The Killers are countersuing their former manager Braden Merrick, claiming he lost them millions of dollars, reports Billboard magazine.
The US music weekly says it obtained a copy of a legal statement alleging the "bungling of merchandising and promotional opportunities".
In 2006 Mr Merrick filed a case against the band and their current manager.
He claimed they sacked him illegally and owed him royalties. Both cases are awaiting a court ruling.
Mr Merrick had a contract with the band until 2007 but was fired in May 2005.
The two parties had been negotiating a settlement before Mr Merrick launched his legal action.
The Killers responded by filing a petition in California, seeking to end their contract with Mr Merrick and get money back from him.
They claimed their ex-manager had broken labour laws by finding work for them without having a talent agent licence.
But Mr Merrick's lawyer, Howard King, called the attempt to end the contract a "scheme" to give the band a "$10,000,000 windfall".
"Once Merrick delivered fame and fortune to the band, he obviously became a financial liability," he told Billboard.
The Killers' debut album, Hot Fuss, was released in 2004 and was a multi-platinum hit in the US as well as a UK number one.
Subsequent albums Sam's Town (2006) and Day & Age (2008), also topped the UK charts.
The band's latest legal claim was filed in a Las Vegas federal court.
According to Billboard, the group are claiming "multi-million-dollar damages in missed concerts and lost touring revenues, and via the bungling of merchandising and promotional opportunities".
BBC Entertainment February 23rd 2009 |
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