Sirius XM: Judge Rejects Turtles Bid to Block Deal

Reuters: Former Turtles bandmates Flo & Eddie may live forever on oldies stations, but their company’s lawyers at Gradstein & Marzano have lost a chance to set precedent on the prerogatives of class counsel. U.S. District JudgePhilip Gutierrez of Los Angeles has denied Gradstein & Marzano’s motion to enjoin the satellite and Internet radio company Sirius XM from moving ahead with a $210 million settlement with five record labels that say they own or control the rights to 80 percent of the pre-1972 songs played on Sirius XM stations.