Diddy Scores Major Victory in Lil Rod Jones Case

Last year former Bad Boy Records music producer, Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones, filed an attention grabbing lawsuit against Bad Boy Records CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, accusing him of breach of contract, sixual harassment and a host of other salacious allegations [click here if you missed that].

This week the majority of Rod's claims were dismissed and his attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, was reprimanded by the judge...

From TMZ

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge dismissed five of the nine claims Rodney Jones made against Diddy ... including RICO claims, infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract claims.

The court also dismissed a Trafficking Victims Protection Act claim against Diddy's company, Combs Global.

Rodney's lawyer, Tyrone A. Blackburn, even got dressed down by the judge ... who warned him that his legal filings in the case have not been up to par.

In one example, the judge pointed to Blackburn’s filings seemingly not understanding that Diddy is presumed innocent in a separate grand jury indictment on criminal charges.

The case is still moving forward despite five of the nine claims being tossed ... and serious claims of sixual assault against Diddy were not dismissed. It will be interesting to see if these claims ever make it to trial.

Rodney's lawyer tells TMZ ... "Yeah a win is a win, playtime is over we look forward to discovery. I hope Defendants are ready."