Ed K / 5th Veda vs Action Front Unlimited and counter suits, 2025 through present Options

[OutToDry]

So from the cease and desist back and forth from winter. There is movement in the Ed suit vs AFU and the counter suit / response to legalities of the band

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Man. Some bad shit coming to Ed, Hardin and their attorney

RICO charges in counterclaim suit

Ed doesn’t own Live. Never his to take. But fraudulent as he always tries to take it, he’s gonna pay dearly

This is the filing from 2025 - you won’t see the current unless you have a way into Pacer system

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https://dockets.justia.com/docket/maryland/...5cv02111/585370

Highlights :

Ed as 25% of AFU member, changed the mailing address to get the trademark notices of expiry and not CCP seeing it.

Used fifth Veda to take over trademark and violate AFU corporate charter as still a 25% manager /vp

Used attorney and booking agent to get signatures (fraudulent) where use of live mark was granted from 2022 tours, merch.

Cease and desist filing was tendered to stop the Ed usurptation - where this lawsuit was originally filed by Ed and 5th Veda as his action to keep CCP away

Ed violated 2013 settlement agreement around use of Live trademark and had not paid 25% to Action Front Unlimited since 2022.

Use of wire transfers for said “legal documents” under issue deemed interstate commerce violation under US law statues (RICO)

Ed signed off in 2013 to the 25% use of Live mark where he had to pay AFU corporate for the nonesense from 2010-2012

Ed must provide a full accounting of all revenues which violated since 2022

Jury trial demanded from Ed, Hardin, and attorney Kostiner


So this is where the legalities are

This post has been edited by OutToDry: Jun 16 2026, 3:56 am

[LiveForNow]

Countersuit from the Fifth Veda: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/706905...-unlimited-inc/

This document details the breakup. Most interesting to me is the section "AFU’s Trademark Registrations Are Cancelled" on page 8. There you can see the sequence of events from COVID to Ed taking control of the band.

[Merica]

Countersuit from the Fifth Veda: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/706905...-unlimited-inc/

This document details the breakup. Most interesting to me is the section "AFU’s Trademark Registrations Are Cancelled" on page 8. There you can see the sequence of events from COVID to Ed taking control of the band.

However, these efforts to tour and perform without Kowalczyk were a failure both
musically and commercially, as the public recognized that Kowalczyk was irreplaceable as the
face and voice of LIVE and refused to accept another singer in Kowalczyk’s place.

Imagine calling The Turn a musical failure when you buried it then released Local 717.