Lauryn Hill was in a Newark, New Jersey courtroom on Friday as part of the ongoing litigation over "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill."

As we first reported last December, four musicians, known as New-Ark Entertainment, are claiming that they worked on Hill's Grammy Award-winning album for about a year and are seeking royalties as well as credit as co-producers and co-songwriters (see "Lauryn Hill Re-Teams With Blige And Santana, Faces Royalty Suit Over 'Miseducation'").

Although Hill didn't have much to say on the matter, the group's manager stopped to talk about the case to New York's WNYW News.

"Yes, we have video proof," said Keith Ingram, New-Ark's manager. "We have proof, handwriting proof in terms of the type of lyrics, the content of Ms. Hill's handwriting, as well as the different members of New-Ark."

The foursome's attorney released a statement saying that the musicians received a 1997 publishing deal which includes a $100,000 advance for rights to their future work and that "The size of the deal supports the group's claim that they are far more than mere studio musicians, and industry insiders have agreed that a contract of that size is unusual for unproven songwriters."

A spokesperson for Hill had no comment at press time.