5Pointz Developer Appeals to Supreme Court, Refuses to Pay $6.8 Million USD to Artists

G&M Realty, the real estate development company that whitewashed the exterior of the 5Pointz warehouse back in 2013, filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. The company asked to reverse a $6.8 million damages award that the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered in favor of 21 graffiti artists back in February. Jerry Wolkoff, the New York developer who founded G&M Realty, died last week aged 83. Wolkoff's company is not only refusing to pay damages, but...