Zomba Recording LLC v. Lavandeira, Civil No. 07-06591 (C.D. Cal. filed Dec. 4, 2007).

Status: Defense motion to dismiss pending

Zomba Records, a division of Sony BMG, sued perezhilton.com blogger Mario Lavandeira for allegedly posting unreleased songs by Britney Spears. In retaliation for the suit, in late March Lavandeira pledged that he would not mention any Sony BMG artist on the blog.

Links and Court Documents:

http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/zomba-recording-llc-v-lavandeira

http://www.b96hits.com/blog/2008/03/31/blogger-perez-hilton-is-getting-sued/

http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/perez-hilton-discusses-record-company-lawsuit/001280

http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/2008/04/perez-hilton-re.html

Complaint: http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/files/zombavperez.pdf

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