Whew! Everyone breathe a sigh of relief. The lawsuit filed by power-popsters the Rubinoos claiming Lavigne ripped them off has been settled out of court. From the Canadian Press:

Punky pop star Avril Lavigne has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused her of plagiarizing her summer hit single, “Girlfriend.”

As a result, claims that ’70s rock band the Rubinoos were ripped off have been dropped. Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer charged that Lavigne’s boppy track sounded suspiciously like their 1979 single, “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.”

Great. Now we can all get back to listening to one of the best songs of last year, the “Girlfriend” remix featuring Lil Mama.