by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
“We view this as a win. Defendants wanted a total dismissal and they failed to get it,” said Lil Rod’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn
Sean “Diddy” Combs scored a partial legal victory on March 24, when a New York City federal judge dismissed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act allegation and other charges the entertainment mogul was accused of. Yet, other parts of the lawsuit will proceed.
The attorney representing Lil Rod, Tyrone Blackburn, submitted a written statement to the media outlet saying, “We view this as a win. Defendants wanted a total dismissal, and they failed to get it.”
However, Judge J. Paul Oetken admonished Blackburn for his conduct, describing it as “unsettling.” The judge criticized the lawyer and stated that Blackburn’s attempt to use separate legal claims against Diddy as evidence of doing what he is accused of cannot be used to prove that he may be guilty of Lil Rod’s claims.
“That any licensed member of the bar would espouse such an absurd understanding of the law is not just disturbing, but shocking,” he wrote in his declaration. Judge Oetken also chastised Blackburn for insulting the attorneys for Combs in his filings and using “schoolyard taunts” toward them.
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Source: Black Enterprise
