The on-going legal battle between Nigerian singer, Runtown and his record label, Eric Many is far from over.

The label who initially issued a court injunction against him a few months back claiming damages of N65 million naira back then has just slammed the singer with a N267 million naira suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

According to the label, the new court Injunction was slammed on Runtown because he is owing the label N267 million and he has not also adhered in line to deliver his album appropriately and he has deliberately tried to register the name Runtown without the label's consent and abscond from contract.

According to a statement by the label's general manager, Johnson Adumike,

'as you are aware, lately we have been in Court with Runtown over copyrights issues with regards to two collabo videos he made without our prior approval. Truly, the much-publicized legal action at the Federal High Court in Lagos was, contrary to what many believe, not on the entire contract we signed with Runtown.

It was only on the unapproved collabo videos and we claimed general damages of about N65 Million for the copyright infringement'.


He went on to add that,

'we had thought that Runtown would see reason to retrace his steps on our Contract following the ‘warning case’ on copyright infringement. This was not to be as he took to the social media, especially Twitter, dishing out insults on our Chairman, Prince Okwudili Umenyiora, boasting that he was no longer with Ericmany.

His elder brother joined on Instagram boasting that his company ‘JSparrowMedia’ is now the person booking Runtown’s shows and no longer Ericmany. Under our Contract, the professional name ‘Runtown’ and other names are licensed to Ericmany. Yet Runtown went to Trademarks Registry in Abuja and has been working to take the names from us'.

These and many other issues thrown up by the copyrights suit confirmed to us that indeed Runtown had walked out on us. We therefore decided to sue him for comprehensive breach of contract, to the sum of N266,694,755'.

While our Contract is supposed to fall due for expiration on 22nd June 2018, Ericmany now has an outstanding balance of about N266,694,755.08 to recoup on our investment and expenses on Runtown’s career. He is also yet to deliver an Album which the Contract requires him to deliver to us during the Contract period.

The Contract spells out the procedure for the production of the Album. Runtown is yet to initiate the procedure, whilst he focuses on Abuja Trademarks Registry scheming on how to make us lose grip of his professional name'.

'Last Wednesday, 23rd May 2018, following the advice of our lawyers, we withdrew our case at the Federal High Court on the collabos to have more time and focus to pursue the case of breach of contract.

Our lawyers had advised that since the breach of contract and recovery of our outstanding sum of N266,694,755.08 is a bigger picture, it would be more reasonable to drop the copyright case and focus our energy on the contract case. We accepted this advice and gave a go-ahead for the Lagos Case to be withdrawn' he said.

https://lailasnews.com/eric-many-slams-fresh-n267million-lawsuit-on-runtown/

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Eric Many Slams Fresh N267million Lawsuit On Runtown


The on-going legal battle between Nigerian singer, Runtown and his record label, Eric Many is far from over.

The label who initially issued a court injunction against him a few months back claiming damages of N65 million naira back then has just slammed the singer with a N267 million naira suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

According to the label, the new court Injunction was slammed on Runtown because he is owing the label N267 million and he has not also adhered in line to deliver his album appropriately and he has deliberately tried to register the name Runtown without the label’s consent and abscond from contract.

According to a statement by the label’s general manager, Johnson Adumike, ‘as you are aware, lately we have been in Court with Runtown over copyrights issues with regards to two collabo videos he made without our prior approval. Truly, the much-publicized legal action at the Federal High Court in Lagos was, contrary to what many believe, not on the entire contract we signed with Runtown. It was only on the unapproved collabo videos and we claimed general damages of about N65 Million for the copyright infringement’.

He went on to add that, ‘we had thought that Runtown would see reason to retrace his steps on our Contract following the ‘warning case’ on copyright infringement. This was not to be as he took to the social media, especially Twitter, dishing out insults on our Chairman, Prince Okwudili Umenyiora, boasting that he was no longer with Ericmany. His elder brother joined on Instagram boasting that his company ‘JSparrowMedia’ is now the person booking Runtown’s shows and no longer Ericmany. Under our Contract, the professional name ‘Runtown’ and other names are licensed to Ericmany. Yet Runtown went to Trademarks Registry in Abuja and has been working to take the names from us’.

source : https://www.made4naija.com/2018/05/eric-many-slams-fresh-n267million-lawsuit-on-runtown/

Hmmm....the harder the lawsuit,runtown still release mad jams.... Beginning to think that it's all a publicity stunt

Ok

next news please

Dem sha want dis guy to sell hin lamboghini. . . e nor go work!

why don't this Nigerian artist obey the contract they signed themselves,first it was kiss abi Kizz daniel

I run town, wat about you

good, he should go to jail, idiot boy with short wrinkled dick, always using same pattern in music

like for runtown, share for Eric many

serve him right. b living fake life u wey suppse dey use Pencil Camry buh u chose Lamborghini. go pay ur dues.... pipul wey dey use person life style dey pray. i hope ur praya dont land u in Kuje or Alagbon one day..

Hmmmm

Neymessi:
like for runtown, share for Eric many

E no go work

mtchewww

... and who da fvck are these miscreants?

Pls dey should settle out of court biko.... All this walaha this year is too much biko

SIMPLYkush:
good, he should go to jail, idiot boy with short wrinkled dick, always using same pattern in music

The economy hard no be small, try to dey drink cold water everytime.

How many Eric?

How much this guy don make 4 music wey una dey worry am like this? Make una park well jor.

Ok

Nigerian artistes should learn to read the contracts they sign before putting their signature on it. Either that or you fulfill the terms of whatever you signed on to. Just like kiss Daniel, in developed countries, Runtown will surely pay through his nose for breaching a contractual agreement

Naija arts don't read details of contract


Na so one Nigerian footballer "Yaro Yaro" signed away his lifetime for a club

jerrybakermillz:
Hmmm....the harder the lawsuit,runtown still release mad jams.... Beginning to think that it's all a publicity stunt

what hot jam??..dude's in hop soup..

By the time they're through with Runtown, he'll be selling fan belt at Ladipo market.

Neymessi:
like for runtown, share for Eric many

stop disgracing yourself!!

damiloladuke:
The on-going legal battle between Nigerian singer, Runtown and his record label, Eric Many is far from over.

The label who initially issued a court injunction against him a few months back claiming damages of N65 million naira back then has just slammed the singer with a N267 million naira suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

According to the label, the new court Injunction was slammed on Runtown because he is owing the label N267 million and he has not also adhered in line to deliver his album appropriately and he has deliberately tried to register the name Runtown without the label's consent and abscond from contract.

According to a statement by the label's general manager, Johnson Adumike,

'as you are aware, lately we have been in Court with Runtown over copyrights issues with regards to two collabo videos he made without our prior approval. Truly, the much-publicized legal action at the Federal High Court in Lagos was, contrary to what many believe, not on the entire contract we signed with Runtown.

It was only on the unapproved collabo videos and we claimed general damages of about N65 Million for the copyright infringement'.


He went on to add that,

'we had thought that Runtown would see reason to retrace his steps on our Contract following the ‘warning case’ on copyright infringement. This was not to be as he took to the social media, especially Twitter, dishing out insults on our Chairman, Prince Okwudili Umenyiora, boasting that he was no longer with Ericmany.

His elder brother joined on Instagram boasting that his company ‘JSparrowMedia’ is now the person booking Runtown’s shows and no longer Ericmany. Under our Contract, the professional name ‘Runtown’ and other names are licensed to Ericmany. Yet Runtown went to Trademarks Registry in Abuja and has been working to take the names from us'.

These and many other issues thrown up by the copyrights suit confirmed to us that indeed Runtown had walked out on us. We therefore decided to sue him for comprehensive breach of contract, to the sum of N266,694,755'.

While our Contract is supposed to fall due for expiration on 22nd June 2018, Ericmany now has an outstanding balance of about N266,694,755.08 to recoup on our investment and expenses on Runtown’s career. He is also yet to deliver an Album which the Contract requires him to deliver to us during the Contract period.

The Contract spells out the procedure for the production of the Album. Runtown is yet to initiate the procedure, whilst he focuses on Abuja Trademarks Registry scheming on how to make us lose grip of his professional name'.

'Last Wednesday, 23rd May 2018, following the advice of our lawyers, we withdrew our case at the Federal High Court on the collabos to have more time and focus to pursue the case of breach of contract.

Our lawyers had advised that since the breach of contract and recovery of our outstanding sum of N266,694,755.08 is a bigger picture, it would be more reasonable to drop the copyright case and focus our energy on the contract case. We accepted this advice and gave a go-ahead for the Lagos Case to be withdrawn' he said.

https://lailasnews.com/eric-many-slams-fresh-n267million-lawsuit-on-runtown/

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Omo

SIMPLYkush:
good, he should go to jail, idiot boy with short wrinkled dick, always using same pattern in music

Your stupidity is generational

Finally finally na still out of court settlement na e get una.

But this still spells bad for upcoming artistes, since the the ones wey don do upcoming and later became stars end of breaching their contracts and having legal issues with their label, how would unknown names be signed.

But on a second thought, the kinda slave contract this labels subject these artistes into signing kinda even makes it difficult for them to be loyal