Landry IP LLC, the company that holds the trademarks tied to Sara Landry and HEKATE Records, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on 6 October 2026 over use of those marks. The complaint names Night Night Ltd, which trades as The Night Department, and affiliate company Prepare to Flash, and says they kept using them after the management relationship ended.
The suit asks the court to stop any further alleged unauthorised use and to recover profits linked to it. Landry IP says the companies used the marks in distribution work and in promoting the management business after the split, which her side says made it look as if the firm still represented Landry and her label.
The complaint also says that when Landry’s team asked to take control of HEKATE’s distribution account with Believe, Prepare to Flash refused to approve the transfer. It further alleges that The Night Department and Prepare to Flash sought 50% ownership of Landry’s music and 50% of HEKATE Records without appropriate payment, even though she intended to keep both. No damages figure has been made public.
A separate UK case started earlier. In July 2026, The Night Department sued Landry there, saying she ended the management agreement in August 2025 without proper grounds. Landry has filed counterclaims, saying the firm’s own breaches justified the split. Her side points to touring problems, poor communication and the way HEKATE was run, which it says led to complaints from other artists on the label. The Night Department denies those claims.
The two lawsuits are about different questions. The UK case is about whether Landry had the right to end the management agreement. The New York case is about alleged use of her name and HEKATE branding after that split. At the time of writing, the defendants had not filed a response to the trademark claims, and neither court had decided the claims yet.
HEKATE’s trademarks are held by Landry IP LLC, and the label has kept releasing music during the dispute. Landry’s second album, Divine Intervention, was released on HEKATE on 16 October 2026, ten days after the New York lawsuit was filed.
