Dr. Dre’s Lawsuit Against Death Row Records Gets Scrapped

June 13th, 2010 | By

Dr. Dre’s lawsuit against Death Row Records hit a major wall this week, when the judge threw out most of his claim against the company. The suit focused on the reissue of “The Chronic,” Dre’s breakout hit of the early 1990s. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder said that the artist can only sue for unpaid royalties, and that his claims of false advertising and copyright infringement were without merit.

In the suit, Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, sued the company that brought Death Row out of bankruptcy. The new firm’s name is WIDEawake Death Row Entertainment LLC, who was set to release “The Chronic Re-Lit & From the Vault,” in addition to a greatest hits CD.

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