Lawsuits

Second judge rules that Vermont Law School did not violate artist's rights in covering up problematic murals

The decision comes after the artist, Sam Kerson, appealed a district court’s 2021 ruling

Dealer Edward Tyler Nahem sues over ownership of $8.7m Calder mobile

A daughter of the former owner of the sculpture claims it was stolen from her dying mother; Nahem says she is stalking him and marring his reputation

Bored Ape Yacht Club collectors sue Sotheby’s over NFTs auction

The auction house’s 2021 sale helped lend legitimacy to the line of cartoon apes, the plaintiffs claim, and was “misleading promotion”

Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta denies withholding payments of more than $600,000 from artist Jeffrey Gibson

Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta denies withholding payments of more than $600,000 from artist Jeffrey Gibson, who will represent the US at the 2024 Venice Biennale

Sculptor’s long-running lawsuit against Kevin Costner can resume, judges rule

A panel of judges found that the lawsuit, over what Costner claims is the third-largest bronze sculpture in the world, had been erroneously dismissed

MoMA trustee Leon Black accused of raping teen with autism at Jeffrey Epstein's mansion in new lawsuit

The new accusations follow Epstein-related rape allegations made against Black last year

Alaska souvenir store accused of selling artefacts falsely labelled as authentic ‘Native art’

The lawsuit comes amid a crackdown on sales of fake Native American artefacts

MoMA trustee Leon Black settles lawsuit with the US Virgin Islands over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

He will pay $62.5m to exempt him from legal claims related to Epstein’s sex trafficking

Yet again, a US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art lawsuit

The descendants of the €200m collection's Jewish former owners had appealed a 2022 regional court ruling

California man on trial for allegedly importing Roman mosaic looted during Syrian civil war to US

Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi is accused of misrepresenting the true value of a mosaic that was looted from Syria in 2015

Florida judge squashes copyright infringement lawsuit over Maurizio Cattelan’s banana

The judge dismissed a suit brought by artist Joe Morford claiming he had made the original taped-banana work in 2001

Art advisor Lisa Schiff is cooperating with authorities investigating her business, her lawyer says

The high-profile art advisor is liquidating her firm and can no longer afford the “lavish lifestyle” she was accused of in two lawsuits filed against her by a former client

Art world fraudster Anna Sorokin sued by her lawyer for $150,000 in unpaid fees

Sorokin's former lawyer, who faces charges of financial crimes herself, has accused the notorious scammer with withholding payments

How a lawsuit over a jointly owned Anna Weyant painting is making opaque art market structures more transparent

Governments are increasingly aware of the risks involved with using shell companies and other complex dealings to trade art

US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in closely watched copyright lawsuit

The case, which pitted the Andy Warhol Foundation against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, may have major repercussions for artists who build upon others’ work

New York adviser Lisa Schiff reportedly shuts business amid clients’ $2m lawsuit

The outspoken adviser appears to have closed her Tribeca gallery and is unreachable amid accusations that she defrauded collectors of profits from the sale of an Adrian Ghenie painting

Judge refuses to toss two copyright infringement lawsuits against Richard Prince

New York judge says the appropriation artist's New Portraits series does not achieve the level of transformation necessary to shield him from litigation

New York collector sues his lawyer for allegedly stealing Warhol canvas

The collector, Stuart Pivar, claims he sold the 1977 portrait of himself to his lawyer for $100,000 because he needed cash quickly; he is now suing that lawyer for $10m

Bored Ape Yacht Club creators score legal victory in lawsuit against artists who made copycat NFT collection

Yuga Labs has won a partial victory in its legal dispute with artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen; the decision could impact future copyright copyright rules in Web3

Lawsuit filed to block university's sale of Georgia O’Keeffe painting to fund dormitory renovations

Indiana-based Valparaiso University is reportedly hoping to raise $20m with the sale of works by O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Frederic Church from its museum’s collection

First-ever insider trading trial over NFTs set to begin in Manhattan court

A former OpenSea employee has been accused of insider trading; the outcome of the case may change the meaning of that phrase forever

Florida bill would allow civilians to sue over damage to or removal of Confederate monuments

The proposed legislation is seen as an effort to defend Confederate monuments and markers in the public sphere by streamlining civil lawsuits

Appeals court judges hear latest argument in Nazi-era Guelph Treasure restitution claim

Heirs of the dealers who sold the collection of medieval artefacts to the Prussian government claim their case can be heard in US court because the dealers were not German citizens at the time of the sale

Victor Vasarely works seized in Puerto Rico amid longstanding family feud over Op artist’s legacy

More than 100 paintings by the late artist and his son were allegedly taken in the FBI raid

Deal reached in dispute over Van Gogh painting held at Detroit Institute of Arts

While the parties have reached an agreement, the museum says it spent $100,000 on its defence and that the injunction against it sets a dangerous precedent

Hong Kong heiress sues gallery over alleged £500,000 Banksy fraud

Karen Lo says the dealer Pearl Lam never followed through with her purchase of a well-known painting by the secretive British artist

Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Peter Max’s daughter seeking damages from artist’s caregiver

The renowned Pop artist, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s-induced dementia for the better part of a decade, is at the centre of a years-long legal war

New York court rules against repatriation of ancient artefact to Turkey

A marble idol known as the “Stargazer” will remain in the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt

Dismissal of billionaire collector and MoMA trustee Leon Black’s racketeering lawsuit upheld

Black claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy to push him out of his private equity firm