Stewart on the hook for $3 million
A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered rock star Rod Stewart to pay a casino there more than $3 million for not returning advance money he was paid before he canceled a concert in 2000.
U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks ordered Stewart’s lawyers to pay an additional $153,483 in contempt-of-court sanctions and legal costs for failing to turn over information to lawyers for casino giant Harrah’s Entertainment before trial last year.
Stewart’s attorney, Louis “Skip” Miller in Los Angeles declined to comment Monday on the sanctions. Miller said Stewart intends to appeal the verdict and jury award.
Hicks’ judicial order, dated Friday, put Stewart on the hook for $3.06 million, including the $2 million advance he was paid by the Rio hotel-casino and more than $1 million in interest, penalties and attorney fees.
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