Young Thug Beats Lil Wayne Bus Shooting Suit As Driver Plans Appeal

Young Thug has been dismissed from the lawsuit over Lil Wayne’s 2015 tour bus shooting, but the driver’s attorney says an appeal is coming.

Judge Eric A. Brewton threw out the claims against Thug and YSL in a November 10 order, Billboard reported after reviewing the rulings.

Attorney Jeff Gewirtz told the outlet that Alvin Lewis plans to challenge the decision.

The judge found “no evidence of an employment relationship” between accused shooter Peewee Roscoe and YSL, according to Billboard. Lewis had alleged Roscoe worked as Thug’s tour manager and acted at the rapper’s direction; the court found that employment claim unsupported.

The attack happened on Interstate 285 after Wayne performed at Atlanta’s Compound nightclub, and Lewis brought the civil case the following year.

The dispute has followed Thug well beyond the end of his criminal trial. AllHipHop covered his attorneys’ August appearance in Cobb County, where the two sides argued over whether the evidence justified taking the driver’s civil claims to trial.

Lewis was seeking compensation for emotional distress after the shooting, even though nobody was injured.

His lawyers pointed to jail calls involving Thug and Roscoe as part of their argument.

Thug’s defense said a $25,000 payment toward Roscoe’s legal fees was help for a childhood friend, not proof that the rapper ordered the attack.

That distinction mattered because Lewis was trying to hold people other than the gunman financially responsible.

AllHipHop previously reported that Birdman and Cash Money were dismissed from Lewis’ case. The driver’s claims included alleged lasting emotional and physical harm and lost income.

The earlier decision rejected the evidence offered to tie Birdman and his label to the attack.

Brewton also rejected Birdman’s phone records as proof that he directed the shooting, Billboard reported.

Lewis had also pursued assault and battery, breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims.

The driver still has claims against Roscoe and YSL Duke, according to the report.

A conference about potential trial logistics is scheduled for February.