Legal Issues

It certainly did not take long for attorney’s from the Stern camp to get the paperwork together to file an appeal.  The original lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice and was first reported here at SiriusBuzz.   following the decision by Juge Barbara Kapnick, Howard Stern expressed dismay at the judges ruling and vowed an appeal. Following… → Read More

As was reported here on SiriusBuzz, Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) has scored a victory in the lawsuit filed by Howard Stern in the form of a summary judgment with prejudice issued by Judge Barbara Kapnick.  A dismissal with prejudice does not preclude Stern from appealing the decision, and Stern has vowed to do just that.  Anything… → Read More

Yesterday we broke the news that Sirius XM had emerged victorious in the lawsuit filed by Howard Stern and his agent Don Buchwald.  The Judge in the matter, Barbara Kapnick, ruled in favor of Sirius XM’s request for summary judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice.  Contrary to rumors circling the Internet, Stern can, and… → Read More

The news will certainly send shock waves through the media as Howard stern has just lost his epic battle with Sirius XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI).  The suit, filed over a year ago, had some tantalizing tid-bits of the history of the Howard Stern deal with Sirius, the merger with XM, and of course the massive… → Read More

The Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) anti-trust lawsuit against SoundExchange for blocking Sirius XM from cutting direct deals with record labels has hit its first hurdle, and the case is only a couple of weeks old.  The deadline for a response to the lawsuit from SoundExchange as well as the American Association of Independent Music has been… → Read More

It had been a while since Sirius XM has had any big news on the legal front but a new class action lawsuit has been filed in the state of California.  At first blush this suit seems to be not a very big deal, but some of the numbers (unverified) presented could indicate that the… → Read More

It is a good day for Liberty Media’s John Malone.  Until now he had remained the only person named as one that was unjustly enriched in the Shenk shareholder lawsuit against Sirius XM.   Other board members that had the accusation leveled against them had it removed in pretty short order, but Malone was never… → Read More

While a massive settlement by an investment bank would send ripples through the market, the recent rejection of an SEC vs. Citigroup settlement may be of particular interest to investors in Sirius XM.  In a scathing decision, Judge Jed S. Rakoff rejected a proposed $285 million settlement between the SEC and Citigroup, citing that the… → Read More

I had warned that this would happen and now it has.  Several appeals have been filed in the Blessing vs. Sirius XM lawsuit that reached a settlement a bit over a month ago.  The appeals were filed by several of the parties that objected to the proposed settlement that was approved by the court. As… → Read More