Don Henley filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the return of his handwritten lyrics to the critically acclaimed hit, 'Hotel California,' according to The Associated Press. Henley maintained the 100 pages were stolen from him, and vowed to pursue legal action in March when his criminal case against three men attempting to sell the developmental lyrics was dropped by a New York court. 'These 100 pages of personal lyric sheets belong to Mr.
In March, prosecutors dropped the criminal case mid-trial citing newly available emails that defense lawyers said raised questions about the trial’s fairness. The emails emerged when Henley apparently decided last week to waive attorney-client privilege, after he and other prosecution witnesses had already testified.
Two years later, Koskinski attempted to contact Sotheby's and sell 'Eagles handwritten lyrics in Don Henley hand for New Kid In Town.' Shortly after, Inciardi sent a similar email notifying the auction house that developmental lyrics for 'Life in the Fast Lane' were also available for sale. When Don Henley learned that Inciardi and Kosinski were trying to sell portions of the manuscripts, he filed police reports, told the defendants that the materials were stolen, and demanded the return of his property,' Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., said in a statement released with the charges in 2022.