The court has ordered Kanye West to pay $140K in damages to a man who accused him of wrongful termination. The worker alleged that he suffered injuries while working on the rapper’s Malibu mansion and sued the star for compensation.
Court orders Kanye West to pay $140K in lawsuit, claims report
Ye, formerly Kanye West, has been found liable by the court after a man alleged that he was injured while working on renovations in the rapper’s Malibu mansion. The plaintiff, Tony Saxon, received $140,000 as well as lawyers’ fees and court costs.
Saxon filed the lawsuit against West in 2023, accusing the rapper of wrongfully firing him. He also alleged that he was working under unsafe conditions, saying he injured his neck and back.
Saxon’s lawyers had initially sought $1.7 million in compensatory damages. However, in the final verdict, the court ruled on $100,000 for medical expenses and an additional $40,000 for past pain and suffering. The jury sided with Saxon in determining that he was indeed employed under West and was injured on the job. However, they rejected his claim of being wrongfully terminated.
Following the verdict, both Saxon and West’s legal teams have issued official statements addressing the ruling. Ronald Zambrano from West Coast Trial Lawyers said, “Today’s mixed verdict is a vindication for our client, Tony Saxon. Ye’s lawyers called him a liar, a fraud and a malingerer in court.” He added, “Most people would have folded. In true David-vs.-Goliath fashion, Mr. Saxon stood firm against one of the biggest celebrities in the world, with the truth on his side.”
West Coast Trial Lawyers’ President, Neama Rahmani, further stated, “Though the jury’s award was less than we asked for, the California Labor Code allows us to recover our attorney’s fees and costs. When it’s all said and done, the judgment against Ye should be more than $1 million. We will not be bullied by Ye, his team or anyone else.”
Meanwhile, Milo Yiannopoulos from Ye’s legal team gave a brief overview of the verdict before adding, “We now proceed to the larger and more consequential case: Our action against Saxon and his attorneys, Ron Zambrano and West Coast Trial Lawyers, arising from their recording and publicizing of an unlawful mechanic’s lien on Ye’s Malibu property” (via Variety).
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
