Chance the Rapper Wins Second Trial in Pat the Manager Lawsuit – Billboard

Reps for Chance predict his legal judgment will come out to around $1.5 million. Chance The Rapper at A24’s “Highest 2 Lowest” New York Premiere held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Harvey Theater on August 11, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. John Nacion/Variety Trending on Billboard Chance the Rapper has won the second round of his legal battle against former manager Pat Corcoran, securing a financial judgment that the artist’s reps predict will ultimately come out to around $1.5 million. Back in March, a Chicago jury sided with the rapper (Chancelor Bennett) in his bitter legal feud with Corcoran, who was known as Pat the Manager during their long partnership. Chance won only $35 at that point for breach of contract and tortious interference, but he still had a remaining claim for breach of fiduciary duty against Corcoran. That allegation was the subject of a second mini-trial before a judge in May, resulting in a Tuesday (Oct. 13) court ruling. Related In Tuesday’s ruling, obtained by Billboard, Judge James E. Hanlon Jr. held that Corcoran indeed breached his fiduciary duties to Chance by demanding, without the rapper’s knowledge, his own side payments from merch vendors. The judge ordered Corcoran
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