UMG Seeks Dismissal of Drake’s Texas Lawsuit, Calls His Legal Actions “Retaliatory”

UMG is taking an aggressive strategy to Drake’s lawsuit, as they’re now looking for to have the Texas petition thrown out altogether.

The music label filed a 144-page movement to dismiss, rejecting any allegations of misconduct and labeling Drake’s authorized actions as “retaliatory.” The corporate has requested the petition be dismissed and likewise requested for a suspension of discovery and authorized charges, indicating they don’t want to bear the prices of Drake’s claims. The movement accuses the Toronto artist of “strategic legal retaliation against UMG and others,” additionally hinting at an “obvious effort to restrict the distribution of ‘Not Like Us.’”

The motion was filed just days before a scheduled hearing on January 28th in Bexar County, Texas.  Drake’s ongoing defamation lawsuit in opposition to UMG stays some extent of rivalry. The label was just lately granted a 34-day extension to reply to the lawsuit, citing the wildfires in Los Angeles as a disruption to their authorized and govt groups though the case was filed in Texas.

UMG lawyer Nicholas Crowley defined, “We request this extension because wildfires in Los Angeles have greatly impacted [the] defendant’s executive and legal teams.”

The case is scheduled to renew on March seventeenth, with Drizzy accusing the label of defamation and extra.