August 28, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has ruled that former Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel must repay $6.5 million to a lender that accused him of fraudulently selling his music catalog while it was being held as collateral.
January 19, 2024
Ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel has denied all wrongdoing to the Georgia federal court that is overseeing a lawsuit accusing him of fraudulently selling his music catalog while it was being held as collateral on a $6.5 million loan.
November 21, 2023
A Georgia federal judge on Monday cut a New York law firm from a lawsuit alleging it helped ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel fraudulently sell his music catalog and warned the entire case may be dismissed if plaintiffs can't show it belongs in his courtroom.
September 26, 2023
A Georgia entertainment company asked a federal judge to reject New York-based Davis Shapiro Lewit & Grabel LLP's bid to free itself from claims that it fraudulently helped a member of the hip-hop group the Fugees sell music catalog assets that served as security on an unpaid $6.5 million loan.
September 01, 2023
New York-based Davis Shapiro Lewit & Grabel LLP is urging a Georgia federal judge to toss claims that it fraudulently helped a member of the hip-hop group the Fugees sell music catalog assets that served as security on an unpaid $6.5 million loan, arguing that it was unaware of the alleged scheme.
May 26, 2023
Entertainment company Open on Sunday LLC has asked a Georgia federal court to reject an attempt by an entertainment lawyer and his New York law firm to dismiss its case alleging they helped arrange the fraudulent purchase of ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel's music catalogs.
May 11, 2023
An entertainment lawyer and his firm urged a Georgia federal judge on Wednesday to free them from a suit alleging they helped arrange the fraudulent purchase of ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel's music catalogs, arguing the suit can't proceed due to lack of personal jurisdiction.
February 24, 2023
Atlanta-based company Open on Sunday LLC on Friday asked a Georgia federal judge to drop a New Jersey investment firm from its lawsuit over an allegedly fraudulent purchase of ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel's music catalogs.
February 15, 2023
Entertainment company Open on Sunday LLC has told a Georgia federal judge to reject attorney Robert Meloni and his New York-based firm Meloni & McCaffrey APC's attempt to toss claims they helped engineer the fraudulent purchase of ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel's music catalogs.
February 01, 2023
An entertainment lawyer and his firm urged a Georgia federal judge to let them off the hook in a suit alleging they helped engineer the fraudulent purchase of ex-Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel's music catalogs, arguing that the "scorched earth action" puts forth "baseless and unsupportable allegations."