Lil Wayne Faces Major Setback In $20M Legal Battle w/ Ex-Manager, Court Rejects Rapper’s Accusations In Lawsuit

Lil Wayne, Ronald Sweeney

Lil Wayne Faces Major Setback In $20M Legal Battle w/ Ex-Manager, Court Rejects Rapper’s Accusations In Lawsuit

Disappointing news for Lil Wayne. 

According to reports, an Appeals Court recently rejected Lil Wayne’s accusations against his former manager and attorney, Ronald Sweeney, in a multi-million dollar legal battle that initially started in 2019. The Appeals Court denied four claims in the rapper’s lawsuit for “causes of action for fraudulent inducement, legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment.” In addition, the court said Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter Jr., had no merit to his accusations.

According to Ronald Sweeney, he started working for the rapper in 2005. Following Lil Wayne’s settlement with Birdman and Cash Money, Sweeney demanded his cut from the deal.

Ronald Sweeney’s $20M lawsuit against Weezy claimed that he,

“failed and refused to pay plaintiffs his promised 10 percent of the recovery from lawsuits, 10 percent of the sale of master recordings owned by Lil Wayne’s record label, and then 17 percent in general commissions that he owes to Plaintiffs in connection with Plaintiff’s day to day management activities.”

Today, Sweeney’s appeal lawyer, John Harris, says Wayne must compensate his former employee. John Harris recently issued a statement following the rapper’s unfortunate legal news claiming that he’s,

“happy that the appellate court rejected Lil Wayne’s cynical attempt to avoid paying Ronald Sweeney for the work that Mr. Sweeney did for him.”

He added:

“Mr. Sweeney will vigorously pursue his claims for payment and require Lil Wayne to appear in court to answer for his actions.”

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