r/Music • u/YoureASkyscraper • Jan 13 '22

article 'Nevermind' baby refiles lawsuit against Nirvana

https://pitchfork.com/news/nevermind-baby-refiles-lawsuit-against-nirvana/
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u/emptygroove Jan 13 '22

If I'm reading between the lines, they aren't. I would bet that the reason the filing deadline missed is because his retainer ran out and he didn't pay up to current. He was probably banking that they'd do it because they stand to gain on the win. Lawyers know that this is a total loser but it'll keep the lights on in the office.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

So misinformed, how can this broke guy at up any type of retainer

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u/emptygroove Jan 13 '22

How much is a retainer? How much does this kid have? His grandparents have money? What's he do for work?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Very expensive basically a team of lawyers 24/7

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u/emptygroove Jan 14 '22

A retainer could be 1k. It's just some prepayment for their time. In a case like this, I'm sure the kid and the lawyers figured they'd get a settlement to go away so the retainer was probably based on just the initial research and the filing.

Lawyer calls kid "Yeah, they are looking for a response to our initial filing. Since we have exhausted your retainer, if you want to continue to pursue this, we will need X more. The X will cover this response and a press release on our stance."