R. Kelly Accuser Gets Priority in Fight Over Sony Royalties

A woman who won a $4 million judgment against recording artist R. Kelly will receive royalties from Sony Music Holdings Inc. until she’s paid in full, while a company with a $3.5 million award must get in line after her, an Illinois appeals court said.

Heather Williams accused Robert Sylvester Kelly, known as R. Kelly, of physical and sexual abuse while she was a minor, according to the court. Kelly was later convicted of sex trafficking and other charges. Midwest Commercial Funding LLC had an unrelated dispute with Kelly over a commercial lease, the court said.

Both Willams and MCF ...