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Macomb County, MI: (May-05-08) Hillside Productions, the operator of Freedom Hill Amphitheater, brought a lawsuit against Macomb County, alleging that the county violated its Constitutional rights and breached its contract with Hillside. Hillside initially claimed the county owed it $250 million, mostly resulting from a supposed killing of a potentially lucrative partnership deal with Palace Sports and Entertainment.
Court papers indicate that Hillside first sued the county in 2006, and then the county filed counter-claims against Hillside, which has operated the amphitheater on Metropolitan Parkway for the past several years. As per the existing contract between the two, Hillside rented the Freedom Hill site for $1,500 per year, but Hillside spokespersons said that it spent $20 million in upgrading the facility.
As part of a settlement reached in the dispute, after weeks of mediations and negotiations, a federal jury ordered Macomb County to pay nothing and collect $22,000 from Hillside Productions. A 10-person jury stated that the allegations against the county were unmeritorious and that in fact, Hillside breached the part of the contract in which it wrongly withheld 1% of ticket revenue for lawn seats at the Sterling Heights concert venue. [THE MACOMB DAILY: COUNTY SCORES WIN VS. HILLSIDE]
Published on May-7-08
Court papers indicate that Hillside first sued the county in 2006, and then the county filed counter-claims against Hillside, which has operated the amphitheater on Metropolitan Parkway for the past several years. As per the existing contract between the two, Hillside rented the Freedom Hill site for $1,500 per year, but Hillside spokespersons said that it spent $20 million in upgrading the facility.
As part of a settlement reached in the dispute, after weeks of mediations and negotiations, a federal jury ordered Macomb County to pay nothing and collect $22,000 from Hillside Productions. A 10-person jury stated that the allegations against the county were unmeritorious and that in fact, Hillside breached the part of the contract in which it wrongly withheld 1% of ticket revenue for lawn seats at the Sterling Heights concert venue. [
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