The judge called the lawsuit "baseless" and "frivolous," and that Nelly should be compensated even beyond defeating the case.

A federal judge has recommended that Nelly be reimbursed legal fees stemming from a "baseless" and "frivolous" lawsuit filed ...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Lehrburger recommends Nelly be repaid legal expenses incurred from Ali’s ‘Country Grammar’ lawsuit. Read more about the case here.

Jones’s copyright ownership claim was groundless on its face from the time it was first asserted," the judge wrote.