Complex sentence: Instinct Productions argued that Blackground had no right to recover damages since Aaliyah was a company employee but the judge, Carol Edmead, found that Aaliyah was also Blackground's chief asset.
Split into simpler sentences: Instinct Productions argued that Blackground had no right to recover damages since Aaliyah was a company employee. But Judge Carol Edmead found that Aaliyah was also Blackground's chief asset.