Lawsuit Against Madonna Over Late Start Times Dismissed

The lawsuit against Madonna pertaining to the late start time of her Celebration World Tour has been dismissed without settlement.

via: Rolling Stone

THE TWO CONCERTGOERS who attended Madonna‘s Brooklyn show for her Celebration Tour and subsequently sued over a delayed start time have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.

According to the filing reviewed by Rolling Stone, plaintiffs Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez gave notice of their dismissal with prejudice, meaning that their claims cannot be re-filed. Jeff Warshafsky, representing both Madonna and Live Nation in the case, filed a letter on Wednesday further stating that the dismissal “was not the result of any settlement” between the parties.

Warshafsky further wrote that Madonna and the concert promoter “do not agree with plaintiffs’ position that each party should bear its own fees and costs,” as the dismissal notice first said, pointing toward their legal expenses including “filing two motions to dismiss” as well as opposing the false settlement notice the court spiked last week.

“Defendants believe that this action was a frivolous strike suit designed to force them to incur legal expenses,” Warshafsky wrote. “Plaintiffs have now abandoned this lawsuit when it became clear that this approach would not result in a settlement payment and that they would need to oppose defendants’ motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint.”

Warshafsky didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.