GUNS name and logo - but now, two decades later, Guns claimed that the " Stephen Riley and Traci Guns Partnership" "is not and was never a valid entity." "No such partnership was ever formed," the complaint alleged. Three years later, the complaint said that, "purporting to 'help' Guns protect the name of the band bearing Guns's own name," Riley registered a federal trademark for the L.A. GUNS albums and performances," but has since failed to pay out any of the "over $200,000" in royalties collected from "just one record label, as well as additional amounts from other sources." That same year, the complaint stated that a company formed and controlled by Riley began to "collect performance and mechanical royalties of the L.A. He rejoined in 1996 after Lewis temporarily left the group. It noted that Guns founded the band in 1983, four years before Riley joined, and that Riley did not perform on the group's 1984 debut EP and contributed to just a single track on their 1987 self-titled full-length debut.Īccording to the complaint, Riley was fired from L.A. GUNS name and logo, the complaint claimed. In addition, Guns and Lewis claimed - as Guns had done publicly in the past - that Riley had embezzled much of the group's publishing proceeds over the past two decades.ĭespite leaving the band soon after the release of 2002's "Waking The Dead" to focus on BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION (his short-lived supergroup with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx), Guns "is the owner of common law trademark righs" for the L.A. GUNS name and logo and alleged that his usage of both had been unauthorized. In the meantime we are writing for a new record and looking forward to getting out there and playing for you all this summer…"Īt its core, Guns and Lewis's original complaint called into question Riley's claim of partial ownership of the L.A. "We hope that this will end the confusion some of you had as to what's what, and who's who. "Like we always said, we never came up with it, we never owned it outright, we just had a legal right to use it. The case has been dismissed as we have agreed to add Steve's last name to it.
#L.A. GUNS DISCOGRAPHY UPDATE#
GUNS revealed its new updated logo, and it included the following message: "What's up everybody? Here's a quick update on the lawsuit regarding the name of the band.
The following day, Riley's version of L.A. Both groups' recordings will continue to appear together on Spotify and other digital music streaming services." Both bands look forward to continuing to record and perform their new music, as well as continuing to include songs from the vintage L.A. Riley and his bandmates will now operate under the new name, ' RILEY'S L.A. Lewis will continue to operate under the ' L.A. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the parties have agreed to dismiss the pending lawsuit. District Court in the Central District of California. The statement read: "Plaintiffs Tracii Guns and Philip Lewis and defendants Stephen Riley, Kelly Nickels, Kurt Frolich, and Scott Griffin have agreed to settle the trademark litigation currently pending in the U.S. On Friday (April 23),attorneys representing Guns, Lewis and Riley issued a statement announcing an out-of-court resolution of the issue. In addition, Guns and Lewis were seeking relief from and/or against false advertising, breach of contract and unauthorized usage of their likenesses. GUNS") was creating "unfair competition" through its unauthorized usage of the L.A. GUNS (referred to in the case docket as "the infringing L.A.
#L.A. GUNS DISCOGRAPHY TRIAL#
The complaint, which requested a trial by jury, alleged that Riley's version of L.A.
GUNS that group's manager, booking agent and merchandiser and Australia's Golden Robot Records, which recently released the debut album from Riley's version of the group. GUNS bassist Kelly Nickels - who perform in his recently launched rival version of L.A. Joining Riley as defendants in the case were the three musicians - including "classic-era" L.A. In January 2020, Guns and Lewis filed a complaint in California District Court against their longtime former bandmate, Riley. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis over the rights to the band's name. GUNS has unveiled its new logo, a day after it was announced that a settlement had been reached between Riley and L.A.
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