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Civil Litigation

Jun. 11, 2018

Beats’ counsel conducts aggressive cross-examination

Partway through an aggressive cross-examination of plaintiff Steven Lamar, Beats Electronics’ counsel Arturo Gonzalez told a colleague during a court recess he was just getting started.

Beats’ counsel conducts aggressive cross-examination
Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre, right, and record mogul Jimmy Iovine at a 2011 launch event for Beats headphones in New York.

LOS ANGELES — Partway through an aggressive cross-examination of plaintiff Steven Lamar, Beats Electronics’ counsel Arturo Gonzalez told a colleague during a court recess he was just getting started.

True to his word, the spirited and at-times heated questioning of Lamar — a former hedge fund manager who claims Beats owes him more than $100 million in unpaid royalties — continued for nearly four hours. Gonzalez hammered Lamar for al...

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