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Foo Fighters Drummer in Heated Legal Battle, Accused of Seizing Boutique Instrument Company After Business Partner’s Death

Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin started Q Drum Co. with the late Jeremy Berman and is now fighting Berman’s estate executor for the business.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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New Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin has found himself in the middle of a heated legal battle. The renowned musician is at odds with the executor of his deceased business partner’s estate over the fate of the boutique drum company they started together.

Rubin founded Q Drum Co. alongside the late Jeremy Berman. Sadly, Berman passed away in 2023 after a battle with stomach cancer. In the years since, the new Foo Fighters member has been in court battling Brandi Booth, the executor and sole beneficiary of Berman’s estate. She claims that she is the successor to Berman’s 51 percent ownership interest in Q Drum, through his estate.

Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin and the estate executor of his late business partner both claim control over Q Drum........

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