July 24, 2015
Katy Perry escaped an infringement suit Thursday over her hit song "Dark Horse" after a Missouri federal judge ruled that a gospel rapper didn't show Perry has close enough ties to the state to justify it as a venue.
November 24, 2014
A Missouri federal judge on Friday denied sanctions sought by a songwriter behind Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" against attorneys in a copyright suit over the song, ruling sanctions are not warranted for a reference the attorneys made to Kesha's unrelated sexual assault suit against him.
November 14, 2014
A songwriter behind Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" sought sanctions Thursday against attorneys in a copyright suit over the song, saying their contempt application referencing a sexual assault suit filed against him by the singer Kesha was merely an attempt to tarnish his character.