According to Heavy Mental, Jeremy Wagner (Broken Hope, etc.) has filed a lawsuit against music photographer Ross Halfin. The guitarist took legal action after Halfin allegedly tried to pass off Barry Plummer’s Lynyrd Skynyrd photos as his own. Wagner purchased those pictures for over $7,300.
Heavy Mental shared some key details from the lawsuit:
* Wagner purchased the prints for over $7,300, enticed by Halfin’s claims that they were authentic, high-value images of which he was the photographer.
* The complaint alleges that Halfin defrauded Wagner by sending cropped contact sheets to obscure Plummer’s credit as the original photographer.
* The complaint further alleges Halfin signed each photo as his own, despite not being the photographer who captured the images.
* Iain Monk, an expert on Lynyrd Skynyrd photography working for Rufus Publications confirmed the discrepancies, leading Wagner to file the lawsuit after learning the truth.
Wagner is currently seeking compensatory damages, legal fees, and punitive damages. One hearing has already taken place with another scheduled for February 3.
Metal Anarchy 
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