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Justin Bieber, Kodak Black, & Others Sued Over 2022 Afterparty Shooting

<p>There&&num;8217&semi;s been a major update to a 2022 incident that impacts Justin Bieber&comma; Kodak Black&comma; and even the City of Los Angeles&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Kodak Black Is Accused Of Escalating The Situation<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;10&sol;justin-bieber-kodak-black-sued-over-shooting-super-bowl-lvi-weekend-after-party&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><em>TMZ<&sol;em><&sol;a>&comma; Biebs and Kodak were recently hit with a lawsuit stemming from an incident that unfolded during Super Bowl weekend last year&period; Specifically&comma; after a private Justin Bieber concert at The Nice Guy in L&period;A&period;&comma; three people—including Kodak Black—were injured in a shootout&comma; as <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kodak-black-among-three-shot-in-los-angeles-incident-expected-to-recover-from-non-life-threatening-wounds&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> <&sol;em>previously reported&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit was reportedly brought on by Mark Schaefer and Adam Rahman&comma; who say they sustained serious injuries from the incident&period; They allege that the ordeal was sparked after Kodak Black took part in a physical altercation&comma; which escalated to the point that shots were fired&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CogUP8krEk0" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Cities Of Los Angeles &amp&semi; West Hollywood Are Also Involved<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>In addition to Justin and Kodak&comma; the men are also suing the City of Los Angeles&comma; the City of West Hollywood&comma; and L&period;A&period; County&period; Additionally&comma; the venue—as well as promoters The Hwood Group and Revolve Group—are being sued for damages&comma; as the plaintiffs allege that all parties involved in the afterparty should &&num;8220&semi;bear some responsibility&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Notably&comma; Schaefer and Rahman are being represented by attorney Gloria Allred in their pursuit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-07f4502eacca9ad714df1d15b150697e" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Kodak&&num;8217&semi;s Attorney Slams The Lawsuit As A &&num;8216&semi;Poorly Drafted Complaint&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<p>In response to the lawsuit&comma; Kodak&&num;8217&semi;s attorney—Bradford Cohen—called it &&num;8220&semi;the most poorly drafted complaint&&num;8221&semi; he&&num;8217&semi;d seen in nearly three decades&period; He also declared that he &&num;8220&semi;expect&lbrack;s&rsqb; Kodak to be dismissed from this suit fairly quickly&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-c245588a8489a1140f8c5d4d87d84350" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I have seen a lot of bad complaints in my day&period; This is the most poorly drafted complaint I have seen in 26 years&period; I expect Kodak to be dismissed from this suit fairly quickly&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-c693887a080b92c13eb03e059d80f9a5" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">The attorney spicily went on to declare&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I am embarrassed for Ms&period; Allred that she actually signed her name to that complaint&period;&&num;8221&semi; Oop&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;There is zero specificity in the complaint and Ms&period; Allred groups the defendants all together instead of making specific allegations against each&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s law school 101&period; I am embarrassed for Ms&period; Allred that she actually signed her name to that complaint&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Neither Kodak Black nor Justin Bieber appear to have reacted to the lawsuit on social media&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<p>What do you think about the overall situation&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"111860" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;justin-bieber-kodak-black-sued-2022-afterparty&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0a3548add1"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 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