Daryl Hall sues John Oates, takes out temporary restraining order

[ifindedout]

Say it isn't so.

Daryl Hall Gets Restraining Order Against John Oates in Hall & Oates Legal Battle

Hall & Oates are embroiled in a confidential legal battle that has led Daryl Hall to issue a restraining order against former music partner John Oates.

variety.com

Little information about the lawsuit is publicly available, as the court documents are sealed, but based on court records, Hall filed an undisclosed complaint against Oates on Nov. 16, as well as a motion for a temporary restraining order, as reported by Philadelphia magazine. The following day, the court officially issued a temporary restraining order to begin Nov. 30.

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As TMZ points out, Hall disparaged Oates on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast last year, saying, “You think John Oates is my partner? … He’s my business partner. He’s not my creative partner.”

 

[Sweetluv]

Sad really...
I hope they are both able to work this out.

 

[charminglane]

I can't go for that.

 

[WiseOwl]

I can't go for that.

No Can Do

 

[ifindedout]

No Can Do

One on One

 

[LadyL]

Say it isn't so.

Little information about the lawsuit is publicly available, as the court documents are sealed, but based on court records, Hall filed an undisclosed complaint against Oates on Nov. 16, as well as a motion for a temporary restraining order, as reported by Philadelphia magazine. The following day, the court officially issued a temporary restraining order to begin Nov. 30.

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As TMZ points out, Hall disparaged Oates on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast last year, saying, “You think John Oates is my partner? … He’s my business partner. He’s not my creative partner.”

I find it weird that the restraining order starts in the future. People filing restraining orders typically need them now, not in the future. I mean you can't schedule your stalker to wait a week before harassing you right? So is this normal for restraining orders? Or does he perhaps have one already that expires Nov. 29 and the new one will begin Nov.30th?

 

[Chris M]

I guess Daryl and John "have lost that lovin feeling". I remember hearing those guys on the radio in my pre-school years in my moms car when they were popular in the first half of the 1980's. They did have a comeback song in 1988 with "Everything Your Heart Desires" after they didn't have a hit for a few years(1985-1987.) Hall and Oates popularity kind of paralleled "Duran Duran" (1981-1984) and "Kool and The Gang"(late 1970's-to the first half of 1987.) "Duran Duran" did have a couple hits in 1988 too.

 

[TDoc72]

From the little I’ve seen so far, I’m Team Oates. They should each be able to sing their songs at each of their concerts. I. I might change my mind if something else comes out.

 

[ifindedout]

At the heart of the lawsuit turns out to be a stake sale in their joint venture, Whole Oats Enterprises (Whole Oats was the title of their 1972 debut album).

Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over plan to sell stake in joint venture. A judge has paused the sale

Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates duo had forged.

www.fox29.com

A Nashville chancery court judge issued the temporary restraining order on Nov. 16, writing that Oates and others involved in his trust can't move to close the sale of their share of Whole Oats Enterprises LLP to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC until an arbitrator in a separately filed case weighs in on the deal, or until the judge's order expires — typically within 15 days, unless a judge extends the deadline.

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Although the publicly released version of the lawsuit didn’t specify what’s at stake in the sale, Primary Wave has already owned "significant interest" in Hall and Oates’ song catalog for more than 15 years. In a 2021 interview with Sky News, Hall alluded to disappointment with the sale of his back catalog.

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The lawsuit contends that Hall opened an arbitration process on Nov. 9 against Oates and the other defendants in the lawsuit, Oates' wife, Aimee Oates, and Richard Flynn, in their roles as co-trustees of Oates' trust. Hall was seeking an order preventing them from selling their part in Whole Oats Enterprises to Primary Wave Music.

 

[arielilane]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates and arguing in arbitration that he can’t sell his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership without Hall’s permission.

Public court filings have revealed just how wide the rift has grown between the duo famous for hits in the 1970s and ’80s, including “Maneater,” “Rich Girl” “Kiss on My List” and “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do).”


Much more... "I can't go for that" and ( "no can do") at link:

What to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind all that music

After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn’t approved.

apnews.com

Updated 10:01 AM EST, December 7, 2023