Lil Uzi Vert’s legal team wins a major court ruling protecting their right to be deposed in New York instead of California.
Lil Uzi Vert is taking Oro House Recovery Centers to court after a rehab employee allegedly recorded their private therapy session and shared it online without permission. The lawsuit, filed in June 2024, names the facility, employee Lynn Tumpa, and her teenage nephew as defendants, claiming they violated federal and state privacy laws and caused serious emotional distress.
The rapper entered the Malibu-based Acadia facility in February 2022 to work on their sobriety and participated in weekly individual and group therapy sessions. According to court documents obtained by People, Tumpa secretly recorded a segment of one of those sessions and then shared the footage with her nephew. The video eventually circulated on X in February 2024 and later appeared on Instagram in April 2024, exposing deeply personal moments from treatment.
Lil Uzi Vert’s legal team is alleging multiple violations, including breach of confidentiality under California’s Medical Information Act, intrusion into private affairs, invasion of privacy, and breach of fiduciary duty. The lawsuit also claims intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The facility itself faces accusations of negligent hiring, supervision, and retention of Tumpa.
The defendants tried to force Lil Uzi Vert to be deposed in California, but on June 23, Los Angeles County Court shut that down. The judge ruled that non-residents can’t be compelled to appear for depositions within California and sided with the rapper’s position that they should be deposed in New York, where they live, or via videoconference. The court also declined to issue monetary sanctions against Lil Uzi Vert’s legal team.
“The Court reached the right decision here,” Lil Uzi Vert’s attorney David Moreno told People. “We look forward to taking this case to trial.” The rapper is seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages to be determined at trial, and the case is now moving toward the next phase of litigation.
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