A Federal Judge has made his decision on the Ratt name fiasco. Bobby Blotzer came out on the wrong side of the decision again. The judge sided with the other three surviving original members, denying Blotzer’s request for reconsideration.

At the heart of the matter was whether or not Juan Croucier had been kicked out of the band prior to their 1997 reunion. Blotzer had claimed that Croucier’s dismissal paved the way for the transfer of the band’s name to WBS, a group formed in 1997 by Pearcy, DeMartini and Blotzer.

U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson ruled that, per the band’s Partnership Agreement, Croucier could only be fired with unanimous consent from the other members, which had not been granted by guitarist Warren DeMartini. In addition, Pearcy claimed that he neither discussed firing Croucier with Blotzer nor saw the letter sent to Croucier informing him that he was no longer in the band. Croucier’s non-involvement in the reunion, it was ruled, was voluntary and he had never given up his stake in the Partnership Agreement. Therefore, Blotzer’s long-standing claim that WBS owns the rights to the band’s name was denied.

The decision was timed perfectly. Ratt, consisting of Pearcy, DeMartini and Croucier — with Carlos Cavazo on guitar — are set to resume performing on Feb. 11 at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minn. They are also booked to headline the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Md. on April 29, with other shows at Rocklahoma in Pryor, Okla. (Memorial Day Weekend) and Rock Fest in Cadot, Wisc. (July 12).

New music from Ratt is also in the works. Last month, Pearcy said that he and DeMartini have been writing and recording demos. Their last record was 2010’s Infestation.

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Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has taken to Facebook with a lengthy post to explain his side of the very public battle between him and his former bandmates. Blotzer continues to insist that his former bandmates have no legal right to reunite under the Ratt name without him.

Blotzer currently owns the name and states that since handing down the summary judgment that reportedly led some to believe he’d lost the case, the court has upheld Blotzer’s argument that the current Ratt corporation is legally valid, freeing him to book dates with his own version of the group. “We win, we’re back out on tour soon,” he wrote. “We have six dates booked so far.”

“We win, we’re back out on tour soon,” he wrote. “We have six dates booked so far.”

There currently is another hearing scheduled for later in the month.

“For five years I tried to rally these guys together, and NOW they’re good to go on tour? … I simply wanted to tour,” he wrote. “They didn’t. They didn’t speak to each other till they saw the huge success we had this past year. We did 70 or so shows, and grossed more money on this tour than any tour Ratt has done in 20 years past. I tried to keep the originals and the rest together. This isn’t my undoing.”