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Jury Rejects Ex-Manager’s $3.8 Million Claim in Chance the Rapper Case

The verdict ends a five-year fight over an unwritten management deal focused on a claimed sunset clause.

Overview

  • A Cook County jury found Pat Corcoran failed to prove entitlement to $3.8 million in unpaid commissions and royalties.
  • Jurors ruled for Chance the Rapper on his countersuit, awarding $35 and control of the ChanceRaps.com domain.
  • Corcoran argued he was owed 15% of net profits with a three-year sunset clause after his 2020 termination, a claim the jury did not credit.
  • Chance’s attorneys said there was no written contract or evidence of any sunset clause and accused Corcoran of mishandling business deals.
  • The former partners worked together from 2012 to 2020 under a handshake agreement; Chance praised the outcome, and Corcoran declined comment.