Lil Wayne Shuts Down Ex-Lawyer’s $20 Million Lawsuit Over Cash Money Settlement
Oct. 14 2021, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
Lil Wayne convinced a judge to throw out the mega lawsuit filed against him by his longtime associate.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, a federal court judge has granted a motion to dismiss brought by the Young Money founder.
As we previously reported, Wayne was sued by his former attorney Ronald Sweeney for $20 million. The judge found the case was brought in the wrong court.
The suit was filed in California, but the judge said it should have been initiated in Florida, where Wayne lives and works. As a result, all claims against Wayne have been thrown out. In his lawsuit, Sweeney claimed he worked not only as legal counsel but was Wayne’s manager.
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He accused Wayne of screwing him out of millions in commission from work he secured for the rapper. The two started working together in 2005.
Sweeney claims he took over manager duties after Wayne fired Cortez Bryant after a fight over Drake royalties. During his time with Weezy, Sweeney says he negotiated big-time deals and helped hash out Wayne’s eight-figure settlement with Birdman and Cash Money.