Decision issued

Mariah Carey now the sole defendant in brother Morgan Carey's lawsuit over singer's memoir

By David Baker

Much of Morgan Carey's lawsuit against his sister Mariah Carey was dismissed on Tuesday but the singer still faces legal proceedings over statements in her book The Meaning Of Mariah Carey that Morgan Carey dealt drugs, and suggested that he had been in prison.

In a 28-page decision, state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe dismissed all but two of Morgan's claims, along with all claims against the publishers of the book and its co-writer.

All the defendants had asked that the entire case be thrown out.

Mariah Carey's lawyers now have 20 days after service of the decision to respond with what's known as an "answer." After that the discovery process begins, with written questions and depositions of the brother and sister.

The lawsuit was filed almost a year ago, on March 3, 2021. Since then all sides have filed a series of motions and responses. Several agreed postponements of filing deadlines and a backlog in the court system caused by the COVID pandemic has kept the case on hold until now.

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