Soundgarden Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit by Chris Cornell's Widow Over Frontman's Final Recordings
In Soundgarden's ongoing court battle with Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, the surviving band members -- Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Hunter Benedict Shepherd -- have asked a judge to either dismiss her Florida case against them or to move it to Washington state. The trio are locked in a dispute with Vicky Cornell over Chris Cornell's last recordings, arguing that they worked jointly on these final tracks with late lead singer -- what they are calling the"final Soundgarden album" -- and that Vicky has no right to withhold them.The band members raised their allegations against Vicky Cornell in court papers filed in U.S.