Mexican singer Paulina Rubio returns to court after being sued for not showing up to one of her concerts in Colombia.
A Miami businessman and the government of the Colombian city of Tunja filed the lawsuit against the singer, according to Univisión, which points out that she didn't complete the contract she had previously signed to perform in Colombia in November of 2010.
Mexican newspaper El Universal explained that the lawsuit was filed by the Mixed Fund of Culture of Boyacá, Viva La Música and the company Miami Entertainment CMC. Miami court authorities retook the case and demanded that the singer show up in February 2014 to continue the lawsuit process.
The singer's defense said that Rubio had requested that a plane be provided for her transport in Colombia, and that those expenses had to be covered by the singer's staff since the government of Colombia and Miami companies did not fulfill this part of the contract. They claimed that Paulina did not arrive at the concert because she was not allowed to land in Tunja.
The plaintiffs say this information is false since they had agreed with the singer's team that her arrival from Miami to Colombia would be in a plane and she would then have to travel by car since Tunja doesn't have a landing strip.
Judge Abby Cynamon considers that the lawsuit against Rubio could proceed despite the evidence presented by the singer's defense, where they argue she is not responsible for the agreements made between companies Delaware and Link Tours of Florida, according to the Mexican newspaper.
If the judge rules in favor of the Colombian government and the Miami businessman, the singer would have to pay for legal expenses and interests on the concert she didn't perform, a figure that reaches over a million dollars, Univisión highlighted.