The Game Loses Another Appeal In $7.13 Million Legal Fight

The Game lost another California court battle Wednesday as judges preserved Priscilla Rainey’s path to collect her $7.13 million award.

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court order tied to a separate enforcement lawsuit Rainey filed while pursuing the money.

The decision leaves a December 2023 judgment intact and allows her collection campaign against the rapper’s assets to continue. The panel also ordered The Game to cover Rainey’s costs from the appeal. The appellate opinion was filed Aug. 26.

The Game, whose legal name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, challenged the enforcement judgment by claiming he did not receive legally sufficient notice of Rainey’s 2021 lawsuit. His attorneys raised concerns involving mailed documents, a courthouse address and the publication of a summons after efforts to serve him personally proved unsuccessful.

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Rainey’s representatives attempted service six times at Taylor’s gated residence and once at another location before receiving court approval to publish the summons. The appellate panel determined the notification process satisfied California law despite the technical objections.

“Summons are not designed to place defendant on notice of the legal theories supporting the action, only notice of the action and the timeframe to respond,” the court explained.

The appeal was the newest chapter in a legal fight that began after Rainey appeared as a contestant on Taylor’s VH1 reality series “She’s Got Game.” She sued him in 2015 and accused him of sexual battery during the show’s production.

A federal jury found Taylor liable and awarded Rainey $1.13 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in punitive damages in November 2016. The Game denied her allegations. The total judgment reached $7,130,100.

Years of litigation followed as Rainey sought payment through Taylor’s property and business interests. The 2023 enforcement judgment included orders reversing transfers involving his Calabasas residence, an ownership stake in a company and “The Game” trademark.

A federal judge approved the forced sale of Taylor’s Calabasas mansion. The Game’s legal team argued that California’s homestead exemption protected the residence, but the court found he lacked the qualifying ownership interest needed to make that claim. 

It has been nearly a decade, but Rainey’s pursuit is active and The Game’s legal options continue to narrow.