Lawrence co-wrote “When I Was Your Man” with Mars, Ari Levine, and Andrew Wyatt.
Mars is not named as a plaintiff in the suit, and a representative for the singer did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
More than two dozen other companies accused of distributing the song were also named in the lawsuit.
A representative for Cyrus did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
“It is undeniable based on the combination and number of similarities between the two recordings that ‘Flowers’ would not exist without ‘When I Was Your Man,’” the lawsuit said.
Persons:
Miley Cyrus, “, ” Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, ’, Lawrence, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Mars, Cyrus, Bruno Mars ’, Miley Cyrus ’, ”, Cyrus ’, ” Tempo, “ Flowers ”
Organizations:
Central, Central District of, Investments, NBC News, NBC, Tempo Music Investments
Locations:
U.S, Central District, Central District of California