Lil Wayne has formally come out on high after a long-running authorized dispute together with his former lawyer, Ron Sweeney. The feud, which started years in the past, revolved round unpaid authorized charges and a controversial fee association. According to Digital music News, a New York choose lately dominated in favor of the rapper, bringing the case to a detailed after practically seven years of back-and-forth courtroom battles.

The disagreement began when Wayne filed a lawsuit in 2019, claiming Sweeney had unfairly charged him a ten % contingency payment from his income. He argued that this quantity was “double the customary rate for attorneys in the music industry” and mustn’t have been enforced as a result of their settlement was by no means signed earlier than he fired Sweeney in 2018. Sweeney, nonetheless, fired again by suing Wayne in each New York and California, demanding $20 million. He insisted that the rapper nonetheless owed him cash from a number of enterprise offers made after their skilled relationship ended, together with a settlement with Cash Money Records and a deal involving Universal music Group’s acquisition of Young Money masters.

Judge James D’Auguste’s ruling on October 14 decided that Sweeney couldn’t accumulate 10 % of Wayne’s post-termination earnings. The courtroom paperwork reportedly said, “Counterclaim plaintiffs may not, under [the law], receive a contingency fee. As contemplated by the voided oral contingency fee arrangement or otherwise.” The choose additionally blocked Sweeney from looking for discovery into Wayne’s monetary transactions however famous that he may nonetheless pursue “reasonable fees” for previous providers.

Wayne’s legal professional, Jonathan Davis, shared his aid with Billboard, saying, “After an almost seven-year battle in multiple courts in New York and California, lawyers can rest a little easier in knowing that the rule of law still matters and will be applied faithfully by courts.” With the choice finalized, Lil Wayne can now transfer ahead with out the load of this authorized struggle hanging over him.