The Killers seek dismissal of suit

The Killers and their lawyer-manager have asked a federal judge in Las Vegas to throw out a $16-million breach-of-contract lawsuit from the band’s former manager.

In documents filed in U.S. District Court on Monday, members of the rock band and their manager, lawyer Robert Reynolds, accused former manager Braden Merrick of Los Angeles of incompetence and dishonesty.

Merrick’s lawsuit, filed Feb. 21, alleges that he was fired in May, after the Las Vegas-based band became successful. The Killers, formed in 2002, signed with Island Def Jam records and had a hit with their first release, “Hot Fuss.”