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As the years passed, financial tensions resurfaced; the royalty-sharing agreement had become untenable. In 2018, Hodgson disrupted the status quo by halting payments to the former band members, propelling them into a legal battle that took over four decades of partnership to a courtroom. Their long-standing agreement would serve as the battleground for a dispute intruding into the private lives of musicians who had once shared everything.
The lawsuit reached court in early 2024, resulting in a jury's unanimous decision in Hodgson's favor—but not without further complications. The plaintiffs expressed their intent to appeal, underscoring the polarized emotions that lingered in Supertramp's wake.