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Love Sued Over Nirvana Catalog

Posted Jul 23, 08 12:05 PM CDT in Gossip,  Crime & Courts,  Arts & Living 

(AP) – Business firm London & Co. sued Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, for $975,000 yesterday, claiming she didn’t give them their share of the $19.5 million she earned from selling part of Nirvana's publishing catalog. They allege Love broke a verbal contract to share 5% of profits from The End of Music, her company that oversees Cobain's intellectual property.

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Courtney Love arrives to the Marc Jacobs 2008 spring/summer collection during Fashion Week in New York, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007.   (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Nirvana lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain are at the center of a recent lawsuit filed against his widow, Courtney Love.   (AP Photo)
This Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 picture shows Courtney Love. A business management and accounting firm claims she failed to pay them a share of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog.   (Dan Steinberg)
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