Migos filed a lawsuit against their longtime lawyer, Damien Granderson, for malpractice.
Variety reports the documents state Granderson “abused his position of trust as Migos’ fiduciary from the moment he was retained as Migos’ lawyer” and “cheated [the group] out of millions of dollars.”
The complaint also notes that Granderson has “glaring conflicts of interest” because he’s also Quality Control’s attorney. Now Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff are seeking millions in damages.
Granderson negotiated the deals with 300 Entertainment and Capitol Music Group/Quality Control and allegedly hid the extent of which QCM would be profiting. The deal “would allow Capitol to distribute all albums that QCM produced and that QCM was actually profiting far more handsomely than was apparent from the face of the documents that Granderson personally presented to Migos for immediate execution,” the complaint reads.
Per Variety, the group claims Granderson “failed to disclose both the complete nature of his relationship with QCM and the complete nature of the conflict in representing both QCM and Migos.”
This lawsuit will clearly have a negative effect on the trio’s relationship with the label. The label’s CEO, Pierre “Pee” Thomas denied all allegations in a lengthy statement. He said he “will not stand by and let Quality Control Music’s reputation and everything we have built and sacrificed be tarnished by allegations of unfair and unjust business practices.”
“It is unfortunate that the same people that we have worked hard for, provided opportunities for, and championed for are now alleging that we have participated in any kind of immoral or unfair business practices or took advantage of them and their careers, especially while we are dealing with the death of an artist on our label that was dear to us,” Pee began. “We have always practiced honest business and complete transparency from the beginning when we started Quality Control Music.”
Check out the full statement below:
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