By Erica Remboske
Correspondent
Four out of five members of the boyband Why Don’t We went to court regarding their lawsuit over their management, Signature Entertainment, on Feb. 28. The final verdict of the case was that the band owed $4 and could not use the band’s name in the future, according to Rolling Stone.
Why Don’t We was a boyband that captured fans’ hearts when the band was formed in 2016. They toured throughout the world but suddenly went on a hiatus in 2022. They finally formally disbanded in 2025 once the verdict was given.
The boyband won multiple awards throughout their years, including those of Teen Choice Awards, MTV Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and BreakTudo Awards. They also had a total of two studio albums.
Throughout the band’s years, the four members of the band, Jonah Marais, Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson and Zach Herron had alleged that their former manager, David Leoffler, emotionally, mentally and financially abused them. Due to them speaking out regarding these issues, they ended up facing a lawsuit by Leoffler over a claim of defamation and breach of contract in August 2021. The boys countersued with a claim of abuse.
One member of the band, Daniel Seavey, was able to escape from the band earlier than the other boys. According to Rolling Stone, he ended up filing for bankruptcy and was released from his contract. He did not have to be a part of the lawsuit, but he showed up to testify as a witness to the case.
According to Rolling Stone, Seavey told the court that he co-produced the majority of the songs on their album “The Good Times and the Bad Ones,” but was forced into giving more credit to another person. This led to him getting less credit than he deserved.
The original amount that the members were sued for was $50 million, and the verdict was they each owed $1, for a total of $4.
Marais made it public that Feb. 28 would be the day they received the verdict, and he updated fans throughout his social media accounts. After receiving the verdict, the members of the band, including Seavey, posted a final message regarding the verdict on Instagram.
Overall, the lawsuit’s verdict gave mixed emotions to both fans and the members of the band. It came to be a surprise that the owed amount came to a largely smaller amount than what they were originally sued for. Throughout their social media, it became evident that the band’s fans had their backs throughout the entire process as there was endless support.
