# Chance The Rapper Wins Legal Battle Against Ex-Manager

> Chance The Rapper wins $1.5m legal payout after ex-manager Pat Corcoran breaches fiduciary duties.
- Title: Chance The Rapper Wins Legal Battle Against Ex-Manager
- Summary: Chance The Rapper wins $1.5m legal payout after ex-manager Pat Corcoran breaches fiduciary duties. Chance The Rapper secured $1.5 million from ex-manager Pat…
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- Source: Stereogum — https://stereogum.com/2514776/chance-the-rapper-wins-another-legal-battle-against-pat-the-ex-manager/news
- Published: 2026-10-16T15:11:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chance the rapper, pat corcoran, cook county, fiduciary duties, legal battle, merchandising, music, culture
## Chance The Rapper Fired Manager
Chance The Rapper fired longtime manager Pat Corcoran in 2020 after he sued for $2.5 million in unreimbursed expenses.
## Corcoran Sued for $2.5m
Corcoran sued Chance The Rapper in 2021, claiming he owed $2.5 million in unreimbursed expenses from his management.
## Judge Rules on Fiduciary Breach
Cook County judge James Hanlon found Corcoran violated fiduciary duties by taking kickbacks in merchandising and awarding vendor commissions to his own companies.
## Payout of $1.5m
Corcoran must repay up to $1.5 million to Chance The Rapper, including vendor commissions and forfeited 15% management fees.
## Key takeaway

Chance The Rapper secured $1.5 million from ex-manager Pat Corcoran for fiduciary breaches in a Cook County court ruling.