After New York Judge Shirley Kornreich denied pop singer Kesha's request for preliminary injunction in her case against her music producer, Dr. Luke's legal team expressed their pleasure on such denial.
Dr. Lukes's counsel, Christine Lepera, said in a statement, "We are pleased with the court's decision from the bench fully denying Ms. Sebert's motion for a preliminary injunction. As the court recognized, Ms. Sebert has always had the ability to proceed with her career if she so chooses."
The lawyer stated they are confident that all the facts presented by Kesha's allegations will be shown to be completely false and were only asserted solely to extort money and gain contract leverage.
Later in 2015, Kesha filed before the court of justice alleging Dr. Luke of sexual and drug-related assault.
She then requested for preliminary injunction to rescind her contract with Kemosabe Records, which is owned by Dr. Luke, and to allow her to record new music outside of the company.
Kesha's injunction request read, in part, "I know I cannot work with Dr. Luke. I physically cannot. I don't feel safe in any way."
However, the New York judge clarified that Kesha's request for an injunction would allow her to record outside Dr. Luke's reach, as a request not for physical, psychological and sexual safety, but a request to decimate a contract that was heavily negotiated and typical for the industry.
In a Billboards report, Mark Geragos, Kesha's lawyer, told the judge that the spirit behind the injunction is that the career of a pop star is often brief, and her career could be "irreparably harmed" if she did not return to recording music.
"There has been no showing of irreparable harm. She's being given opportunity to record," Judge Kornreich. Kesha will have to record six more contracts under Kemosabe Records, New York Daily News reported.
Dr. Luke and Sony argued that Kesha has been given permission to record without Dr. Luke's input or presence in the studio while still honoring her Kemosabe/Sony contract, but the singer has declined to do so.
Dr. Luke, in his countersuit, accused Kesha's mother and manager of tortious interference with contractual relationships, meaning they allegedly convinced Kesha to question the validity of her recording contracts. But such claims against the two were dismissed.
