Kristen Hall's suit claims she was excluded from profits
NASHVILLE -- Kristen Hall, who exited Sugarland in late 2005, is suing remaining members Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles for $1.5 million.
According to a causa filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta on July 29, Hall was to bring a trim down of the group's lucre, even after she left in 2005 for a solo career. The case claims that Hall founded the band in 2002 and has an agreement with Bush and Nettles to as share profit and losses.
Hall claims in the case that she has been excluded from the group's profits since she left. Based on the filing, it appears that Hall's agreement with the Bush and Nettles was an oral partnership agreement.
Sugarland's publiciser at Mercury Records Nashville declined remark and referred calls to the band's attorney, Gary Gilbert, world Health Organization was unavailable for comment at iron out time.
The band's third album, "Love on the Inside" (Mercury/UMGN) moved to No. 1 on this week's Billboard Top 200 after debuting at No. 2 last week. Sugarland's low two albums, "Twice the Speed of Life" and "Enjoy The Ride," have sold 2.5 trillion and 2.3 one thousand thousand copies respectively, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
