According to Gigwise, an American chap has filed a lawsuit against Green Day which claims that he wrote their 'American Idiot' album. Paul McPike from Oregon allegedly claims that he wrote the songs when he was in college, and reckons that a pissed off friend 'leaked' the material to Green Day, who promptly used the tracks to make the long player.
But don't expect to see Billie Joe defending himself on this one - a judge has ruled that McPike has insufficient evidence to proceed with his case.