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Biggie’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Given a Retrial
Monday, June 12, 2006
By: Kenny Rodriguez
 A federal judge has set a retrial for the wrongful death lawsuit of the Notorious B.I.G., after the judge withdrew claims that she was “absolutely deceived” by an attorney representing the late rapper.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ordered both sides back in court on Oct. 16.
The decision comes after Perry Sanders, one of the attorneys for Biggie’s family, claimed he received a last minute phone call informing him hpw the LAPD was withholding information that could prove rogue police officers were involved in the 1997 murder. The judge declared a mistrial, and ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay $1.1 million to the Biggie’s family.
But two weeks ago, lawyers for the city of Los Angeles presented a report indicating that Sanders had lied about his information. Sanders has since filed papers defending his claim that the city withheld evidence.
Although the judge initially agreed that Sanders “had misrepresented to the court his surprise and shock at learning about this witness in the middle of trial,” Cooper now believes that no deception occurred, and is giving both sides another chance to present their case.
Brad Gage, another attorney representing Biggie’s family, recently told the Los Angeles Times that Judge Cooper’s decision “confirms that the city of Los Angeles intentionally concealed documents about the murder of Christopher Wallace.”
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