Recently, 50 Cent has achieved numerous legal triumphs, but the influential figure has now encountered an uncommon legal setback.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant ruled that the legal malpractice lawsuit filed by 50 Cent against his former attorneys cannot be reopened. The rapper claims that the attorneys at Reed Smith provided him with an ill-informed legal strategy and previously represented Fif’s one-time rival, Rick Ross.
As a result of this representation, the G-Unit founder encountered a legal setback in the form of a $7 million judgment. However, Judge Bryant dismissed the claim due to Fif’s inability to provide specific details regarding how these “conflicts” directly caused the $7 million judgment against him.
“Without more, the court cannot conclude the conflict of interest impacted counsel’s discovery strategy, or that the conflict caused Jackson to lose at trial,” Bryant said.
In 2015, Ross’s ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston, filed a lawsuit against Fif for sharing a sex tape of her without her consent. In the end, Leviston won the legal battle, securing a $7 million judgment against the rapper.
Just three days after receiving the judgment, Fif filed for bankruptcy. Following the Chapter 11 filing, Reed Smith submitted a claim seeking over $600,000 in legal fees. The claim then led to the malpractice lawsuit.
Within his complaint, Fif alleged that the parties were “neglectful, negligent, and unethical.” He also criticized his former legal representatives, citing their “legal standards” and expressing dissatisfaction with their “lack of effective representation.”
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