User:Cullen328/sandbox/Kingston Trio

In July, 2017, Billboard reported that a lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles by Josh Reynolds, who is the son of Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the band, and his cousin Gerald "Mike" Marvin. Defendants include founding member Bob Shane and his wife Barbara Childress, along with performers George Grove, William Zorn and Richard Dougherty, and also Nikki Gary, who books concerts. The lawsuit alleges that Shane and his associates accepted $100,000 from the Reynolds group in exchange for exclusive rights to use the trademarked name of the band, but then allowed Grove, Zorn and Dougherty to perform as the Kingston Trio at concerts booked by Gary.