Notorious B.I.G.’s Family Battles with Legal Woes
According to The Los Angeles Times, the family of the late Notorious B.I.G. (real name Christopher Wallace) is seeking $2 million in legal fees.
This happened just one month after U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper declared the 24 year-old rapper’s unsolved death a mistrial in the wrongful-death suit initiated by his family.
Assistant City Attorney Don Vincent says the fees requested by the rapper’s family are unrealistic.
“They have to really justify it well. I don’t know what their logic is or anything,” Vincent was quoted saying by The Associated Press.
Just three days after testimonies, Judge Cooper declared the wrongful-death suit a mistrial after an anonymous source revealed that the LAPD purposely withheld pertinent information to the family’s lawyers.
The Associated Press reports that Wallace’s family wants a re-trial after this information was brought forward.
They are seeking to press charges against former LAPD officer Rafael Perez who purportedly was involved in Wallace’s murder.
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