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Andy Stone et al v. Mariah Carey et al

  1. February 05, 2026

    Mariah Carey Wants $1M After Winning 'Frivolous' Xmas Suit

    Mariah Carey and co-defendants who beat accusations that her holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" copied an earlier song of the same name have asked a California federal judge to order the plaintiffs to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees, arguing their complaint was frivolous from the start.

  2. May 12, 2025

    Mariah Carey's $186K Fee Bid Is BigLaw Fantasy, Atty Says

    An attorney for two songwriters who unsuccessfully sued Mariah Carey encouraged a California federal judge Monday not to impose the full amount of a nearly $186,000 sanctions bid against him and his clients who had alleged Carey's hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was stolen from their song.

  3. April 22, 2025

    All He Wants For Christmas Is To Not Pay $186K Fine To Carey

    Telling a California federal court that he was an "elderly man now without vast resources," one of the co-writers of a minor 1989 hit is pointing to his modest means in fighting off $186,000 in legal fines surrounding a poorly argued motion from his failed copyright case against Mariah Carey.

  4. April 03, 2025

    Mariah Carey Wants $186K Sanction In 'Christmas' IP Suit

    Pop star Mariah Carey said Wednesday that two songwriters should be sanctioned $186,000 for filing court papers that were deemed frivolous by the California federal judge who tossed their copyright infringement lawsuit over her 1994 holiday hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

  5. March 20, 2025

    Mariah Carey Gifted Legal Win In 'Christmas' Song IP Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey and others over her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and sanctioned the two songwriters who sued for filing a summary judgment motion with "frivolous legal arguments" and "irrelevant and unsupported statements of fact."

  6. November 07, 2024

    Santa May Come Early For Mariah Carey In 'Christmas' IP Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday that she is "inclined" to grant Mariah Carey and others a victory in a copyright infringement suit over her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and sanction the plaintiffs after the pop singer's side alleged they made legally frivolous arguments.

  7. September 25, 2024

    All Mariah Carey Wants Is To Ax 'Christmas' IP Row For Good

    Mariah Carey and Sony Music Entertainment hope to finally put to bed a copyright infringement suit over the now-decades-old Christmas hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," telling a California federal judge this week that the accusing musicians have not shown the similarities are anything more than common holiday tropes.

  8. November 02, 2023

    Mariah Carey Hit With Refreshed IP Claims Over Christmas Hit

    Mariah Carey and Sony Music Entertainment are accused, once again, of infringing a musician's copyright with the now-decades-old Christmas hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," according to a $20 million suit filed in California federal court.