 According to Meat Loaf, Steinman was too ill to work on such an intense project while Steinman's manager said health was not an issue.Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark in 1995.In May 2006, Meat Loaf sued Steinman and his manager in federal District Court in Los Angeles, seeking $50 million and an injunction against Steinman's use of the phrase.