Birdman Beats the Case: Judge Tosses Him From Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Lawsuit

After a decade in court, Birdman just scored a major legal win — a Georgia judge has thrown him out of the lawsuit filed by Lil Wayne’s tour bus driver over the 2015 shooting of Wayne’s tour buses.

TMZ reports the judge issued the order on Tuesday, dismissing Birdman — real name Bryan Williams — and Cash Money Records from the case entirely. The judge’s reasoning was blunt: Birdman wasn’t even in the state of Georgia on the night one of Wayne’s tour buses was shot at, and the plaintiff, Alvin Lewis, failed to “identify any admissible evidence that Bryan Williams or Cash Money Records were involved in the bus shooting.” In the judge’s words, there are simply too many issues with Lewis’ case against Birdman.

Lewis filed the lawsuit around ten years ago, claiming the defendants put him in fear of death or severe bodily harm by attacking and attempting to kill him without any just provocation. He sued for assault and battery, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other charges. The judge noted Lewis was never physically hit by any bullets or shrapnel during the shooting — though Lewis insisted he suffered continuing physical and emotional injuries, plus lost wages, from the ordeal.

The shooting itself goes back to April 26, 2015, when two of Lil Wayne’s tour buses were fired on numerous times on Interstate 285 near Atlanta, not long after Wayne performed at the Compound Nightclub. Nobody was injured in the shooting, but it became a major story given the famous names involved — and the legal fallout has dragged on ever since. Also implicated in the suit were Young Thug and Jimmy “PeeWee Roscoe” Winfrey, who was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years’ probation for the shooting.

For Birdman, the dismissal closes a chapter that has hung over him and Cash Money for a decade. Lewis’ lawsuit still persists against the remaining defendants, but as far as Birdman and his iconic label are concerned, the judge’s ruling means no settlement is coming their way — and no money is going out, either. It is a clean break from a case that started with gunfire on an Atlanta highway and ended, eleven years later, with a judge saying the evidence simply was not there.

What do you think — is this finally the end of the road for the tour bus shooting saga, or does the case still have more twists left? Drop your thoughts in the comments, and hit us up with your requests — call the request line at +1 302-357-9831.

Source: TMZ and HotNewHipHop