Mastodon have asked a judge to dismiss parts of the lawsuit filed by Brent Hinds' estate.

In a filing this week in Atlanta, Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher and Troy Sanders asked the court to dismiss several of the estate's claims, Billboard reports. "His contributions to the band's legacy are undeniable, and his death was a profound loss," the filing says, adding that the rest of the dispute, "and the truth," will be addressed in due course. The estate sued in September, alleging the band never finished buying out Hinds' share of the Mastodon businesses before he died. The band sent an $80,000 buyout check, which the estate has not cashed while it seeks a full accounting. The suit also claims a recognizable image of Hinds appears on the cover of the new album "Marrow Deep" without the estate's consent. Mastodon have called the lawsuit meritless. Hinds parted ways with Mastodon in March 2025 and died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta that August. He was 51.

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