Ozzy And Daisley Go To Arbitration

Ozzy Osbourne’s former bassist had his suit against the Prince Of Darkness dismissed by a federal judge, sending the case to arbitration.

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Bob Daisley played on Ozzy’s early solo albums Diary Of A Madman and Blizzard of Ozz, and has a writing credit on hits like “Crazy Train” after a 1986 suit.

Daisley filed suit last year, claiming the U.S. and U.K. affiliates of Ozzy’s Blizzard Music Limited were each taking a piece of his royalties, and that he was owed approximately $2 million.

Blizzard US, which was actually named in the suit, said it was an independent sub-publisher, and thus entitled to a separate fee, Courthouse News reported.

District Judge Christina Snyder ruled that the matter should be settled through arbitration. Osbourne’s people previously said that Daisley already hired multiple auditing firms to investigate Blizzard Music’s finances and found no discrepancies.

 “We understand that Mr. Daisley is now in retirement and that these funds are his main source of income, so it is his right to be diligent with his money, but after 36 years, this is tantamount to harassment,” reps said in a statement.

Daisley sued Ozzy for unpaid royalties over a decade ago, but that suit was dismissed.