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A $450,000 civil judgment against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was overturned yesterday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Limousine driver Cedrick Bobby Lemon filed a lawsuit against Combs in relation to an incident in 1995. Lemon claimed he was assaulted by bodyguards Combs had hired to protect Mary J. Blige at a concert in Winston-Salem.
Lemon claimed he had an ID badge that allowed him to remain in the backstage area, when people were asked to clear the area during the show.
However a melee ensued and Lemon said he was punched in the head, back and suffered a broken right wrist.
He said he lost his job and eventually was financially strained for money as a result of the alleged assault. Lemon was originally awarded $2,000,000 in punitive damages, which was reduced to $450,000 in August of 2003 until yesterday's ruling to overturn the decision.
"I'll just keep on spending money in court to fight these outright attempts of extortion," Diddy said in 2003, after being hit with a barrage of new lawsuits. "They won't succeed."
Source: allhiphop.com
Limousine driver Cedrick Bobby Lemon filed a lawsuit against Combs in relation to an incident in 1995. Lemon claimed he was assaulted by bodyguards Combs had hired to protect Mary J. Blige at a concert in Winston-Salem.
Lemon claimed he had an ID badge that allowed him to remain in the backstage area, when people were asked to clear the area during the show.
However a melee ensued and Lemon said he was punched in the head, back and suffered a broken right wrist.
He said he lost his job and eventually was financially strained for money as a result of the alleged assault. Lemon was originally awarded $2,000,000 in punitive damages, which was reduced to $450,000 in August of 2003 until yesterday's ruling to overturn the decision.
"I'll just keep on spending money in court to fight these outright attempts of extortion," Diddy said in 2003, after being hit with a barrage of new lawsuits. "They won't succeed."
Source: allhiphop.com