KMR Talent Clients Who Are Owed Millions Urged Not To Move Forward With Arbitration Against Mark Measures

deadline.com:

Former clients of KMR Talent who are waiting to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay have been advised not to seek arbitration against owner and president Mark Measures, who revealed in March that his commercial talent agency was with grappling with a devastating “payment breakdown.” In a letter obtained by Deadline, the leader of a group called the KMR Claimants Arbitration Committee told past KMR clients that a Level 1 asset search into Measures’ company suggests he might not have the cash for a successful arbitration.

To wit: The report by Integras reveals there are currently eight judgment and lien records, filed between 2017 and 2023, against KMR that total $520,720.

Of this amount, KMR only paid back $3,298. Measures is listed as a co-debtor with the company in several of these records, the report added. “It’s the opinion of our attorney and SAG-AFTRA’s litigation team that we do not move forward with this arbitration,” according to the letter written by Brian Cade that was circulated Monday. “I’ll take a leap here and assume this news makes you as angry as it makes me. … I will say that, on behalf of the other members of the KMR Claimants Arbitration Committee, we have been proud to lead this effort and work alongside you, regardless of next steps forward.

Thank you for your insight, questions and dedication and I’m sorry I’m not reaching out with better news.” RELATED: KMR Agency Suspends Franchise With SAG-AFTRA Amid Major Client Payment Delays SAG-AFTRA have been working with former KMR clients since late April, when the union told Deadline that “we have provided resources, assistance, and guidance to members as they contemplate possible next steps.