A Georgia judge on Tuesday removed Bryan Williams, the rapper known as Birdman, and Cash Money Records from a long-running lawsuit brought by Alvin Lewis, a former tour bus driver for Lil Wayne, according to TMZ.com. The order concluded that Williams was not present in Georgia on the night in 2015 when a vehicle carrying Lil Wayne's tour group was fired upon.
The court found that Lewis did not present admissible evidence connecting either Williams or Cash Money Records to the bus shooting, TMZ.com reported. Citing multiple deficiencies in the claims against those defendants, the judge instructed the clerk to drop them from the case.
Lewis originally filed the suit roughly a decade ago, alleging that the defendants placed him in fear of death or serious bodily injury by attacking him and attempting to kill him without provocation. His causes of action included assault and battery, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of distress, among others.
In the ruling, the judge observed that Lewis was not struck by gunfire or fragments during the incident. Lewis had maintained in his complaint that he sustained ongoing physical and emotional harm, as well as lost wages, as a result of the episode.
The dismissal narrows a case that has persisted for about ten years and centered on a 2015 shooting involving Lil Wayne's tour bus. The decision means Williams and Cash Money Records will no longer face the claims in the Georgia action.
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