Kanye West's Donda Academy Lawsuits To Continue, Plaintiffs Won't Back Down

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Ye's legal team tried to have the court dismiss the case, but the former assistant principal's lawyers are fighting to take this to court.

Kanye West is facing a few lawsuits concerning his handling of Donda Academy, and it looks like they're not backing down. Moreover, many readers doubted whether these claims of mismanagement and negligence would amount to a full court trial. However, from what new reports from AllHipHop indicate, at least one of these cases isn't dying down despite his legal team's pressure. Furthermore, former assistant principal Isaiah Meadow's lawsuit for breach of contract wants to see the Chicago artist go through a complete court process. For those unaware, the lawsuits deal with Ye's refusal to address broken glass at the school, unjust firing, and a number of other health and safety concerns.

According to Patch, Kanye West and his team initially tried to convince the court to dismiss the lawsuit altogether. What's more is that their argument centered around the complain not falling within the statue of limitations, and is thus invalid. Regardless, Meadows' lawyers maintained that the lawsuit concerns state Labor Code violations and specific breaches of contract. Not only that, but there's another element to this particular case that could also pose strong legal ramifications.

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This concerns a $60,000 lease for a home in Calabasas, which Meadows claims Kanye West told him to get. Even though the 46-year-old hip-hop icon promised to pay this back, he eventually denied such a reimbursement to Meadows, or so the latter alleges. Both legal teams, though, have a lot of power behind them, as Ronald Zambrano represents Meadows in this lawsuit. He also represents three ex-dancers for Lizzo in their case against the singer, which became a hot topic in pop culture recently.

"We are aware of the response to Mr. Meadows’ lawsuit filed by Ye and his attorneys this week," Zambrano reportedly stated. "It changes nothing. We stand by our case and the allegations contained in the complaint and are looking forward to taking this to trial." On that note, keep checking in with HNHH for more news and the latest updates on Kanye West and the Donda Academy situation.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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