A judge says the R&B star has brought sufficient legal claims over a $700,000 loan balance. Usher performs on stage at The O2 Arena on April 01, 2025 in London, England. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images For Usher Trending on Billboard Usher has won a court ruling allowing him to proceed with $700,000 legal claims against music producer Bryan-Michael Cox over a loan for a failed Atlanta restaurant. A Monday (May 11) ruling in Fulton County court, first obtained and reported by Billboard , says Cox and his business partners cannot dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by the star (born Usher Raymond IV) this past November. This means the case will now move forward into evidence discovery and toward a possible trial. Related Cox, whose work with Usher and other R&B artists like Mariah Carey earned him a spot on Billboard ’s top producers of the 21st century list , was part of a team that developed plans for a restaurant called “Homage ATL” in 2024.…