Murry had never credited him for many of the songs that he had cowritten with Brian, and therefore, he had not been paid royalties. Love said he "didn't know how badly I had been abused until I was deposed in Brian's pursuit of his claims against Irving Almo and Mitchell Silverburg and Nutt, which was the attorney representing the Beach Boys and Irving Almo. An inherent conflict of interest there." Love hoped that "we don't have to go to trial because it's going to destroy Brian. He's going to be destroyed in depositions, first of all, let alone getting him in court." The parties were unable to reach a settlement, and Love filed suit against Wilson in 1992. After an eight-week-long trial and eight days of deliberation, Love won the case on December 12, 1994. The jury ruled that Love and Wilson were partners, that Wilson or his agents concealed material facts with the intention of defrauding Love, that they engaged in promissory fraud with respect to publishing credits and royalties and that Love was owed the 35 songs disputed. Love later called it "almost certainly the largest case of fraud in music history". He was subsequently awarded a cowriting credit to 35 songs that were published from 1962 to 1966, as well as $13 million. Awarded credits Other disputed credits "Surfin' U.S.A." – Love alleged that he was owed credit for the song. His contribution was supported by Wilson in a 1974 interview. "The Little Girl I Once Knew" – Love alleged that he was owed credit for the song. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" – Love alleged that he was owed credits for additional parts of the song that he was not granted in the 1994 suit. Cowriter Tony Asher denied the claim, stating that Love was not present during the Pet Sounds songwriting sessions. Bootleg label In 1997, a label named after the publishing company issued a slew of unauthorized bootleg recordings sourced from Beach Boys archives. References Citations Bibliography Music publishing companies of the United States The Beach Boys Publishing companies established in 1962 Companies based in California