NOTORIOUS B.I.G.’S FAMILY ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH LAWSUIT
LATEST: A federal judge has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Los Angeles city officials by the family of slain rapper NOTORIOUS B.I.G. five months after the case was originally thrown out of court.
In December (07), U.S. District Judge Florence Marie Cooper ruled the rap star’s family members did not file a claim against the city and a disgraced Los Angeles cop, believed to be involved with the 1997 murder, by an agreed deadline.
The lawsuit alleged a former police detective and two partners were responsible for the drive-by shooting death of the rapper - real name Christopher Wallace.
But, according to court papers revealed on Thursday (08May08), the Wallace family successfully appealed, and now Cooper is giving them another chance to file a new lawsuit - as long as the paperwork is completed within 20 days.
This is the second time the Wallaces have tried to hold L.A. authorities to account for B.I.G.’s untimely demise - a judge declared a mistrial in a 2002 wrongful death case after learning Los Angeles police officials had withheld evidence.
The 24-year-old’s death remains unsolved.
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