In 1999, the Butthole Surfers won their lawsuit against Touch and Go

In 1999, the Butthole Surfers won their lawsuit against Touch and Go. The victory was not without controversy: several peers in the alternative music community — among them Fugazi and Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye — criticized the band for pursuing the case. Haynes and others responded that they would not have filed suit had label head Rusk conducted himself honestly. Rusk had provided the band with incomprehensible accounting statements and continued to maintain his innocence even after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled against him.