The authorized battle between Journey founder/guitarist Neal Schon and guitarist/keyboardist Jonathan Cain has escalated, with Cain issuing a press release in response to the lawsuit filed final month by Schon.
Schon’s lawsuit calls for that he be given full entry to the band’s enterprise accounts, operated by Nomota LLC, claiming, “Cain is interfering with Journey, refusing to answer reserving alternatives, blocking fee to band members, crew, and distributors, refusing to execute needed working paperwork, and in different methods as nicely.”
Now Cain has responded, and he does not pull his punches.
“This can be a matter that ought to have been resolved privately,” says Cain, “however I’m compelled to publicly reply now to Neal’s malicious lies and private assaults on my household and I in an effort to garner public help for his ill-conceived lawsuit – a lawsuit that has completely no benefit.
“Neal has at all times had entry to the bank card statements; what he lacks – and what he’s actually in search of – is the power to extend his spending limits. Since Neal determined to publicise what’s going on, I can inform you we are going to current the proof to the court docket that exhibits that Neal has been beneath large monetary stress on account of his extreme spending and indulgent way of life, which led to him working up huge private fees on the band’s bank card account.
“When efforts have been made to restrict his use of the cardboard to official band bills, Neal sadly determined to assault me reasonably than attempting to get his reckless spending beneath management. I’m saddened by the scenario – for Neal and for our followers – however since Neal filed a lawsuit, I believe he won’t be able to disregard the court docket like he has ignored the numerous monetary advisors and accountants he has fired over the previous a number of years who’ve tried in useless to assist him.”
Cain’s assertion is accompanied by one other, from his legal professionals, Alan S. Gutman and John Juenger from the Los Angeles agency of Gutman Legislation, which says, “The proof will set up that Schon’s monetary disaster has nothing to do along with his professed ‘unfettered entry to Nomota’s information.’ Our investigation has established that Schon’s private monetary issues resulted solely from his reckless spending, together with what preliminarily seems to be charging greater than $1 million of improper private bills on the band’s company Nomota AMEX card.
“Schon’s criticism is the traditional instance of determined individuals doing determined issues. It’s very unlucky that Neal – and Neal alone – has created such difficulties for himself and his household by his profligate spending.”
Gutman Legislation have additionally filed a movement to disqualify with the County of Contra Costa in California, calling Schon’s lawsuit “baseless and misguided” and demanding that Schon’s authorized representatives at Miller Barondess, LLP “should be disqualified based mostly on its prior illustration of Cain.”
Miller Barondess represented Schon and Cain throughout their 2020 lawsuit in opposition to former members Steve Smith and Ross Valory.
In the meantime, Schon has spoken in regards to the scenario in a submit on social media (opens in new tab), saying “The one remark I’ll make right now is it’s all very unlucky and tried for over a yr to realize all our company information for Nomota with many private e-mails to Jon in addition to many authorized letter stating it’s my authorized proper to see all however I used to be left with no alternative however to take it authorized.
“There’s far more… since I filed I’ll be following my attorneys recommendation and never communicate till we’re in court docket the place I’ll not have an issue in any respect. It’s what it’s.”
Nomota LLC’s LinkedIn web page lists eight staff, together with Cain and fellow Journey members Arnel Pineda and Deen Castronovo, alomgside
