Courtney Love had courts on both coasts addressing her legal troubles on Tuesday, and while the singer got a bit of a break in a criminal matter in New York, she lost a civil matter in California. Meanwhile, a Nirvana box set that she had tried to prevent from being released will finally see the light of day this fall.
A New York judge decided late Friday that the singer would not have to appear for Tuesday's hearing, which would have addressed the third-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges she's facing stemming from a performance in March, when she allegedly threw a mic stand into the crowd and injured a concertgoer (see "Courtney Love Says Mic-Stand Accuser Is Motivated By Money"). That case, however, was adjourned until October 20, according to the district attorney's office. The two misdemeanor charges each carry one-year maximum sentences, but any penalties are likely to be combined since both charges stem from the same incident.
Meanwhile, on the left coast, a Santa Monica judge on Tuesday gave the singer a deadline of October 14 to pay fees to a law firm that used to represent her, her former bandmate Eric Erlandson and her company, Doll Head Inc. At the last hearing for this case, Love's attorney Robert Ring revealed that she was not cooperating with him in this lawsuit, which was filed by the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, and a legal guardian had been appointed for her (see "Legal Guardian Appointed For Courtney Love"). If Love fails to pay by the court-imposed deadline, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg could impose sanctions against her.
Finally, the long-delayed Nirvana box set is now scheduled to come out in November, according to a representative for Universal Music, who added that details on the project aren't yet available, nor is a release date finalized.
The box set was originally intended for release in the holiday season of 2001, but Love leveled lawsuits against Universal as well as Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, objecting to their planned use of previously unreleased tracks; she claimed ownership of the tapes. The dispute was settled in September 2002, with the agreement that the company would release a greatest-hits LP, this box set, and a rarities album. The first release from that agreement was the self-titled best-of collection featuring "You Know You're Right" in late 2002.
