213, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and TVT Records sued for copyright infringement

LOS ANGELES (Novian & Novian, LLP) - Documents filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on Thursday September 2, 2004, indicate that the members of the Group 213, including Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg, as well as, the record Label TeeVee Toons (TVT Records) have been sued for copyright infringement, in connection with the recently released album "213 The Hard Way."

In the suit filed by MZZ, LLC, the company states that three tracks on the album infringe copyrights for works written by well known producer DJ Battlecat, whose work includes hits recorded by artists including Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Lucy Pearl, Brian McKnight, Xhibit, WC and Faith Evans.
MZZ, LLC and Battlecat are represented in the litigation by Farhad Novian, Esq. and Josh Mendelsohn, Esq. of Novian & Novian, LLP, in Century City California.