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Jan 24, 1979
Johnny Paycheck is sued by his former manager, Glenn Ferguson, for a $10,000 gold chain Paycheck allegedly lost
Feb 8, 1979
A federal bankruptcy court rules that all George Jones' royalties as a songwriter and recording artist be applied to a $1.5 million debt
Mar 21, 1979
Porter Wagoner files a $3-million lawsuit against former duet partner Dolly Parton, charging she breached a 1970 management contract
May 21, 1979
The Kendalls sue Gusto Records for back royalties
Aug 2, 1979
The Oak Ridge Boys file suit against William Frank Jr. in Nashville, charging him with falsely representing himself as a group member. Frank allegedly claimed to be B.J. Allen, the brother of The Oaks' Duane Allen, and fraudulently sought financial help to form a new group
Sep 11, 1979
A jury awards former Jerry Lee Lewis guitarist Butch Owens $125,000 for injuries sustained from glass fragments when Lewis shot a bottle just three feet from the musician in 1976
Oct 4, 1979
Barcelona Apartments in Nashville files a suit against George Jones for $500 to recover two months of unpaid rent. Jones moved out of the building earlier in the week without leaving a forwarding address
Oct 6, 1980
The Bee Gees sue manager Robert Stigwood and PolyGram Records for $200 million, claiming misrepresentation. The action comes three months after Conway Twitty recorded Bee Gee Barry Gibb's song "Rest Your Love On Me"
Feb 23, 1981
A four-year lawsuit comes to a close when Nashville judge Thomas Wiseman rules Conway Twitty did not base his song "Linda On My Mind" on another song called "Too Much Of You On My Mind," written by Gene Hood
Mar 11, 1981
A Nashville court dismisses a 10-year-old suit filed against Loretta Lynn by her former managers, The Wilburn Brothers. With the $5-million claim out of the way, Lynn begins writing songs for the first time in a decade
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