Howard Stern vs. Sirius XM – Let the Games begin
Talkers Legal Opinion
Howard Stern vs. Sirius XM – Let the Games begin
By Steven J.J. Weisman
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On March 22 Howard Stern’s production company filed a lawsuit against his employer, Sirius XM Radio, Inc. seeking payment of what could be determined to be as much as hundreds of millions of dollars. In his lawsuit Stern alleges that Sirius violated his previous contract with by failing to pay bonuses tied to the number of Sirius subscribers. The timing of the lawsuit is somewhat curious because Stern had, only a few months earlier, signed a new contract with Sirius after the expiration of his initial contract. Stern has been broadcasting on Sirius satellite radio since 2006 after signing a contract with them in 2004 following a tremendously successful career on terrestrial radio. Stern’s contract with terrestrial radio company Infinity Broadcasting Corporation (now CBS Radio) expired at the end of 2005.
Steven J.J. Weisman, a practicing attorney, is a senior partner in the talent management firm Harrison Strategies, LLC. He is legal editor for TALKERS magazine. He can be e-mailed at: stevenjjweisman@aol.com.
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Looks like this guy got his talking points straight from Tyler Savery . . . can't for the life of me figure out why people attach their real name to something that contains multiple errors and then post it to the internet for all to read, which in the end does little more than cast substantial doubt on their professional competency.
I guess shameless self-promotion gets in the way of good judgment.
