July 22, 2020
A California federal judge Tuesday tossed for good a Los Angeles soul artist's fourth lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift ripped off his song "Haters Gone Hate" to create her hit "Shake It Off," saying he might be declared a vexatious litigant if he keeps filing the same dismissed claims.
November 22, 2019
A Los Angeles soul artist has hit Taylor Swift with a copyright infringement lawsuit for the fourth time in California federal court after his previous suits were tossed, renewing claims that the pop artist owes him more than $42 million for ripping off his earlier song "Haters Gone Hate" to create "Shake It Off."