Civil Litigation
Jul. 31, 2025
Limp Bizkit royalty fight lands in court amid venue dispute
A Los Angeles judge is weighing whether Limp Bizkit's lawsuit over unpaid royalties against Universal Music Group should stay in California or be transferred to New York, based on a decades-old contract clause. The band accuses the label of hiding payments for years.
A Los Angeles judge is mulling whether to stay a lawsuit by '90s nu-metal band Limp Bizkit and its lead singer, Fred Durst, alleging unpaid royalties against Universal Music Group.
Judge Stephen P. Pfahler took motions to stay or dismiss the case under submission after tentatively upholding a venue selection clause the band signed in 1996 stipulating that legal actions against Universal be filed in New York.
"The agreement was admittedly originally executed in Ne...
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