Soundgarden Members Countersue Chris Cornell's Widow Over Charity Funds
The surviving members of Soundgarden (Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd) filed a countersuit against late lead singer Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, and the Cornell estate in U.S. District Court in Miami on Wednesday (May 6).Among the claims in the suit are allegations that Vicky Cornell and the estate engaged in "fraudulent inducement" by allegedly attempting to use the revenue from a charity concert in Cornell's name for "personal purposes for herself and her family," according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by Billboard.The suit comes two months after the band asked a judge to dismiss Vicky Cornell's suit against them -- over Chris Cornell's final recordings -- or move the dispute to Washington state.