Former Killers Manager Sues Band Members

LAS VEGAS -- The former manager of the rock group The Killers has filed a federal lawsuit against the band members and their lawyer, seeking $16 million for what he calls breach of contract.

Braden Merrick of Los Angeles alleges in the suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas that he was fired last May, once the Las Vegas-based band gained success.

"As soon as he made them superstars they decided to stop paying him," Howard King, Merrick's Los Angeles lawyer, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "He's entitled to a percentage of their income for his services as a manager and a producer."

Merrick's contract was to have run through 2007, his lawyer said. The two sides had been negotiating a settlement before the lawsuit was filed.

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