Daryl Hall Suing Former Bandmate John Oates Over Plan To Sell Share In Joint Venture

Hall was granted a temporary restraining order on November 16 against Oates by Nashville Chancery court judge Russell Perkins who wrote that Oates, his wife Aimee, and his business manager, Richard Flynn, who are co-trustees of Oates’ trust, can’t close the sale of their share of Whole Oats Enterprises LLP until an arbitrator from a separate case looks over the deal or if the judge’s order expires, the Associated Press reported.

A judge temporarily blocked Oates’ sale after Hall’s suit was filed, according to the Associated Press.

Oates was reportedly trying to sell his stake in the duo’s joint business to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC, which has already owned “significant interest” in their song catalog for over 15 years, the Associated Press reported, adding that the public version of Hall’s lawsuit doesn’t specify what the sale involves.

The lawsuit reportedly says Hall opened an arbitration process against Oates, his wife, and Flynn on October 9, and was seeking an order to stop them from selling their share of Whole Oats Enterprises after Oates’ team made it known the sale could close in days without an arbitrator.

Oates, his wife, and Flynn entered into a letter of intent with Primary Wave Music, according to the lawsuit which argues that the letter shows Hall and Oates’ business agreement was disclosed to Primary Wave Music which violates a confidentiality provision in their contract, the Associated Press reported.

Neither an attorney for Hall nor an attorney for Oates and his co-trustees immediately replied to a request for comment.