Beastie Boys’ long-running legal battle against Monster Energy may finally be nearing conclusion after the judge overseeing the case ruled that the energy drink company must pay the Ill Communication group an additional $668,000 to cover legal fees. The group had been seeking $2.4 million, but after reviewing their bills, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that the band would still come out ahead by more than $500,000 following this latest decision. The trial stems from an incident where Monster posted a 23-minute medley of Beastie Boys songs mixed by DJ Z-Trip as a MP3 download and promotional video on their website without the Beasties’ permission; the Beastie Boys filed their lawsuit against Monster in August 2012, just months following the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch.
