McLachlan's Court Story 'Inconsistent'

Vancouver- Superstar singer Sarah McLachlan get poor reviews for her work as a witness on Wednesday by a lawyer who claimed she changed her story while testifying in a copyright case. 

Jonathan Simkin began his closing arguments in the civil case that has dragged the performer into court over claims she should have given more case and credit to a man who worked on her debut album.

"On some issues, Ms. McLachlan literally changed her position four or five times, starting from the examination for discovery and carrying through to the trial," Simkin told a B.C. Supreme Court.

Simkin noted that McLachlan and other defendents previously praised Darryl Neudorf, the soft-spoken producer who is suing her, as an honest, nice guy.

"Now we come to trial and he's an ego monster."

Justice Bruce Cohen is hearing the case without a jury. He is expected to hear about six days of closing arguments from both sides before retiring to write his judement.

Neudorf,34, wants more compensation for his work on four songs featured ub the 1988 album, Touch.

The album launched a career that has seen McLachlan become one of North America's most popular singers.

The songs are Steaming, Vox, Sad Clown and Strange World. Neudorf is credited on Touch's sleeve for "pre-production co-ordination and production assistance."

Neudorf has been paid $3000 for his efforts. If he wins this case, a second trial would calculate specific damages.

McLachlan,30, and other witnesses from her label- also named in Neudorf's suit - have rejected the producer's claim, suggesting that he is over-inflating his 1988 work on the album.

Simkin ran through a serious of alleged McLachlan inconsistencies in her recollections of her work with Neudorf.

For example, he said McLachlan's testimony has ranged between agreeing that Neudorf helped out on the songs to denying he played any significant role.

McLachlan wasn't in court Wednesday.