{"id":10752,"date":"2026-05-22T05:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/snoop-dogg-says-his-llc-not-liable-in-drakeo-the-ruler-death-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:11:09","slug":"snoop-dogg-says-his-llc-not-liable-in-drakeo-the-ruler-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/snoop-dogg-says-his-llc-not-liable-in-drakeo-the-ruler-death-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Says His LLC Not Liable in Drakeo the Ruler Death Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tSnoop Dogg says in new court filings that his company was not in charge of the Los Angeles hip-hop festival where Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe argument came in a series of Tuesday (May 19) motions that seek to throw out wrongful death claims brought against Snoop\u2019s company, Snoop Dogg\u2019s LLC (SDLLC), over Drakeo\u2019s killing. The rapper (born Darrell Caldwell) died of stab wounds after being attacked by a large group backstage at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival in December 2021.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDrakeo\u2019s family members later filed multiple negligence lawsuits alleging that various companies involved with Once Upon a Time in LA, including Live Nation and C3 Presents, were to blame for his death because they provided insufficient security at the event. Two of these lawsuits, brought by Drakeo\u2019s mother and brother, claim SDLLC also holds some liability because it helped organize and promote the festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tSnoop himself expressly denies this in his Tuesday declarations to the court. The rapper (Calvin Broadus Jr.), the controlling member of SDLLC, says in the filings that his company \u201chad no role in management of the festival\u201d and \u201cdid not supervise security personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLawyers for SDLLC elaborate on this in accompanying legal memos, arguing that Snoop\u2019s only written contract with Once Upon a Time in LA was a $500,000 performance agreement for the star\u2019s one-hour set. According to the attorneys, that contract \u201cdoes not require the artist to control the premises or manage the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe subject incident video itself confirms SDLLC\u2019s lack of involvement,\u201d read the memos. \u201cThe evidence shows that no employee, agent or representative of SDLLC was present at the backstage area at the time of the altercation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tSDLLC is asking a judge to enter a summary judgment order permanently ending its involvement in the litigation. Lawyers for Drakeo\u2019s mother and brother did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday (May 20). They will likely respond to the summary judgment request in writing in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf the allegations survive summary judgment, they\u2019ll be part of a larger trial scheduled to begin this September on all the claims brought by Drakeo\u2019s mother, brother and son over his death. In addition to SDLLC, the defendants include industry giant Live Nation and other concert promoters and security personnel from the festival. (Live Nation has denied any wrongdoing, saying Drakeo\u2019s death was \u201cunforeseeable.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe lawsuits also initially targeted the operators of BMO Stadium, which hosted parts of Once Upon a Time in LA. Judge James I. Montgomery threw out those claims earlier this month, however, ruling that Drakeo\u2019s death occurred in a different section of the festival grounds not owned by the stadium.<\/p>\n


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