Reznor wins suit against ex-aide

A jury awarded Nine Inch Nails alternative rocker Trent Reznor $2.95 million after finding that John Malm, his former manager, breached his contract and acted fraudulently.

The civil verdict, disclosed this week, came after a three-week trial in New York City in which Reznor testified that he was stunned to learn in 2003 that despite millions of dollars in earnings, he was left with as little as $400,000 in cash. His lawsuit contended that Malm duped Reznor into signing a contract that gave Malm 20% of his gross earnings rather than net earnings.