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Appeals Court Rules Against Monster & Noel Lee; They Must Pay Beats $14+Mil

August 27, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

This long and complex series of intertwined legal actions between Monster LLC (and all other Monster related parties) and Beats Electronics LLC (and all other Beats related entities) seemed to be winding down. Back in 2016, I reported on the lower court ruling in favor of Beats who had filed several motions for summary judgment. It seemed as though this was the end, but in 2018, more actions ensued.

Now, 5 years in, have we reached the end?…

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Filed Under: Law, News Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Music, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee

Far From Legally Dead, Monster Slugs Back at Beats

March 21, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Beats Gets More Awarded; But Monster Wins a Key Ruling Too

Photo of Noel LeeWhen we last visited this legal clash of the titans, a jury had just found that Monster must pay Beats nearly $8 million to reimburse them for the legal expenses in fighting the lawsuit that Monster had brought against them in 2015. Now, we have learned that the judge in that case has increased the judgment with an additional “directed” verdict. And in the matter of a separate case, Beats vs. Monster filed late last year, Monster has filed a countersuit and won a key ruling.

This Beats and Monster slugfest goes on… [Read more…] about Far From Legally Dead, Monster Slugs Back at Beats

Filed Under: Law, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Apple, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, lawsuit, litigation, Monster, Noel Lee

Monster & Noel Lee Must Pay Beats Nearly $8M in Legal Fees

January 4, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

On a Roll, Beats Files New Lawsuit Against Monster Seeking $100 Million

Photo of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine
Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine of Beats

While you were drinking your eggnog or otherwise enjoying your holidays, the Grinch stole all the good cheer from Monster LLC and owner Noel Lee when a jury in the case of Monster LLC v. Beats, et al agreed with Beats and ordered Monster and  Lee to pay them $7,916,201.64 as reimbursement for their legal expenses.

And Beats has more bad news for the Monster camp… [Read more…] about Monster & Noel Lee Must Pay Beats Nearly $8M in Legal Fees

Filed Under: Law Tagged With: Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Electronics, Dr. Dre, Head Monster, Jimmie Iovine, litigation, Monster, Noel Lee

After Transfer to L.A., Monster vs. Beats Picks Up Again

March 31, 2016 by Ted 2 Comments

Beats Won Round One; Monster Wins Round Two

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Noel Lee at a past CE Line Show

It’s been ten months now since Beats Electronics, LLC won their motion to transfer the lawsuit brought against them by Monster, LLC, from San Mateo courts up in Northern California to their home turf of Los Angeles – a big win that reduces their costs and increases their comfort. But if Beats thought that their hometown courts would give them an advantage by being more favorable to their position in this case – they got a rude awakening earlier this month, when the LA judge offered a mixed ruling on several issues that mostly went against Beats’ desires.

See more on our update on this clash of titans in the headphone game… [Read more…] about After Transfer to L.A., Monster vs. Beats Picks Up Again

Filed Under: Brands, Law, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Andre Young, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Electronics, HTC. lawsuit, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee, Paul D. Wachter

Backing Beats – Apple Launches Retaliatory Attack on Monster

June 4, 2015 by Ted 4 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

Monster’s Noel Lee Talks to Us About Latest Lawsuit Developments

Monster logoAs many regular readers know, Strata-gee has been closely following the litigation between Monster, LLC and Beats Electronics, LLC. Although the matter is really just getting started, it appears to be getting really ugly, really quickly. Now we have learned that Apple, Inc. has taken several actions that, according to Monster CEO Noel Lee (who is known as the Head Monster), are pure retaliation over this lawsuit – even though Monster did not sue Apple.

See more on Apple’s actions against Monster that it says are retaliatory… [Read more…] about Backing Beats – Apple Launches Retaliatory Attack on Monster

Filed Under: Brands, Law, Management, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Andre Young, Apple, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee, Tim Cook

Bad Omen? Beats Wins Round 1 of Monster vs. Beats

May 21, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Judge Agrees with Beats, Transfers Case to Home Turf in LA

Beats by Dr. Dre LogoWe first told you about Monster, LLC and CEO “Head Monster” Noel Lee filing a lawsuit against Beats, LLC alleging fraudulent practices back in January, in a post that was titled in part “Risky Business.” Perhaps now Monster is getting a taste of the riskiness of taking matters to court as they have lost their first battle, on the first issue – where the case would be heard.

Learn more about why the judge found against Monster, and for Beats, on this first issue… [Read more…] about Bad Omen? Beats Wins Round 1 of Monster vs. Beats

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News Tagged With: Andre Young, Apple, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Electronics, Dr. Dre, HTC, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee, Paul Wachter

Risky Business: Monster Sues Beats Alleging Fraudulent Practices

January 7, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Noel Lee at CE Week 2014As the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas, attorneys for Monster, LLC and owner Noel Lee were busy filing a lawsuit in a California Superior court against Beats Electronics, LLC,  Andre Young (Beats founder better known as Dr. Dre), Paul D. Wachter (a Beats director), Jimmy Iovine (Beats founder), and HTC (a Taiwanese company that allegedly at one time owned a majority interest in Beats). Multiple published reports carried the rather salacious claims by Monster and “Head Monster” Noel Lee about the allegedly nefarious business practices of Beats, its founders, certain directors, and some of its partners.

See more on this surprising litigation… [Read more…] about Risky Business: Monster Sues Beats Alleging Fraudulent Practices

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News, Pivot Point, Survey Tagged With: Andre Young, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Electronics, HTC, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Paul Wachter

Monster’s ‘Head Monster’ Talks Beats & Women at CE Week 2014

July 9, 2014 by Ted 4 Comments

Creating a Monster slideWhen the history of Monster Products is written some day in the future, there will be many legitimate highlights for their historian to ponder. First and foremost among these will be the fact that CEO Noel Lee (known as the Head Monster) virtually single-handedly created an industry when in the late 70s he popularized step-up, higher quality speaker cables that independent specialty retailers pushed like crazy over zip cord because it was much more profitable for them (and for Lee). And even though Monster Cable was more expensive for consumers, a clever Monster-created retail display demonstrated to them that they could indeed hear the difference with their own ears.

But we’re pretty certain one scene will not make Monster’s corporate history highlight reel – the company’s failure to continue to capitalize on its partnership with Beats by Dr. Dre. That partnership dissolved some two-plus years ago…with Beats going on to be purchased by Apple recently for $3.2 billion. Monster’s share of that eye-popping windfall: $0.

So why, in the wake of that loss, is Noel Lee talking about Beats to anyone who will listen??… [Read more…] about Monster’s ‘Head Monster’ Talks Beats & Women at CE Week 2014

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Electronics, Dr. Dre, headphones, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee, smartphones

Readers’ Choice – The Top Strata-gee.com Stories of 2013 as Picked by Readers

December 31, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

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2013 ends today and it is fun to look back on the top stories of the last year. Many times, this yields surprises as stories from early in the year are easy to forget. In this post, we are revealing the top Strata-gee.com stories from 2013 based on which stories generated the most page views…therefore, those stories that you – the reader – found most interesting.

See Strata-gee.com’s Readers’ Choice for top stories of 2013 below – Do you remember these?… [Read more…] about Readers’ Choice – The Top Strata-gee.com Stories of 2013 as Picked by Readers

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: 3vNet, AudioXperts, Automated Control Technology Partners, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Core Brands, Gibson, GoldenEar, HDBaseT, NAD, Nortek, Onkyo, Samsung, Seiki, Sound pOp, Teac, Thiel, Wireworld, Yamaha

Beats in Bold Play to Save the Music

November 26, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Beats logoBeats Electronics, Inc., better known by their Beats by Dr. Dre brand, announced today that they are partnering with the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation in an effort to save and preserve the iconic Muscle Shoals Sound recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama. The effort comes in response to a documentary shown at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, reminiscing on the incredible influence of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and its predecessor, FAME Recording Studios, also in Northern Alabama, for nearly two decades the unlikely center of the music business…but which have both now fallen into disrepair.

See why Beats wants to get involved…and discover the famous musicians that recorded there… [Read more…] about Beats in Bold Play to Save the Music

Filed Under: Brands, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Beats by Dr. Dre, FAME Recording Studios, Luke Wood, Muscle Shoals Sound, Rodney Hall

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