FBG Duck’s mother says that a court has ruled in her favor regarding her wrongful death lawsuit against Lil Durk for her son’s death.
Duck’s mother, LaSheena Weekly, posted about the ruling on Instagram, writing, “The Ruling is in and my son gets his day in court. The court ruled we can continue our lawsuit against Lil Durk and the record labels! Our fight continues!!”
“I want to thank My attorney Roosevelt Allen and his team for their exceptional work on this case,” she added. “Let’s Go!! #LongLiveDuck.”
A judge rejected efforts by the City of Chicago, Lil Durk, and Only The Family Entertainment to dismiss the case, ruling that unresolved questions about conspiracy and involvement in the events leading to Mr. Weekly’s death must be addressed as the lawsuit moves forward.
“The Court’s rulings confirm what we have said from the beginning,” said Roosevelt Allen, Managing Partner of Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. “The shooters had their day in court and a jury spoke. Now the defendants in this case must be held accountable for their conduct in the death of FBG Duck. We are committed to seeing this case through and holding everyone responsible for what happened on August 4, 2020. This ruling ensures that the truth will not be cut off before it can be examined.”
The Court also denied Alamo Records’ motion to dismiss, ruling that the label is subject to personal jurisdiction in Illinois.
In 2024, FBG Duck’s mother filed the lawsuit implicating Lil Durk and deceased rapper King Von as being involved in her son’s 2020 shooting death. In the lawsuit, she named not just the two rappers, but also the city of Chicago, Dolce & Gabbana, multiple private security firms, and six members of O Block.
According to the lawsuit, Durk and the record labels knew Von “had a vendetta against FBG Duck ... and consistently sought to build a brand of violence and reality rap, based on committing real acts of violence on FBG Duck and the public at large.”
“They understood that reality rap, violence, controversy, beefs and notoriety were good for driving increased record sales, streams and views, for building a brand and profiting from a violent image,” the suit continues.
In August of 2020, Duck was shot and killed outside of Dolce & Gabbana in downtown Chicago. He was hit 16 times.
“As a result [of the murder] Lil Durk, O Block, [and] OTF became international brands through social media and music streaming platforms and profited through podcasts, social media and music streaming,” the lawsuit states. “In essence they monetized the killing of FBG Duck.”
This lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse time for Durk since he's behind bars preparing to go to trial for his murder-for-hire case this spring. A concrete date hasn’t been set since his defense team want to push the date from Jan. 20 to May 4.