California’s Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court order on August 26, preserving Rainey’s latest collection victory against Game, further cementing his position as a formidable financial adversary.
The ruling maintains a December 2023 enforcement judgment, including orders reversing transfers of his Calabasas home, a company stake, and the ‘Game’ trademark, effectively safeguarding Rainey’s lucrative collection campaign.
The case began in 2016 when Jayceon Terrell Taylor was found liable for sexually battering Rainey during the creation of VH1’s ‘She’s Got Game,’ resulting in a $7,130,100 judgment.
Delivering news to inboxes since 1999, Game denied her allegations, yet his treatment of the lawsuit proved transformative, escalating the case into a significant financial catastrophe. He skipped court dates, avoided service, and subsequently reduced one absence to a dentist appointment during a 2019 interview.
The federal appeals court reviewing that case stated Game ‘did not take the litigation seriously’ and had ‘evaded process, trolled Rainey on social media, dodged a settlement conference, and did not bother to show up at trial.’
AllHipHop previously reported the award included $1.13 million for Rainey and $6 million in punitive damages after Game attacked her online.
Game kept taunting Rainey afterward while insisting the judgment would never cost him serious money. He wrote, “Y’all been saying she got 7 million for 7 years & yet here I am, laid up tipsy off my 5th quarantini watching Tiger King lol,”.
“They’ll find Carol Baskin’s husband before she ever get a penny from under my car seat….coming up next, a stop by the bank to dump this s### in….
He later wrote, “Even if I did lose $7 million which I haven’t I’d still be good & happy.”
“Money ain’t s##t but thin wood and doesn’t matter in my life…I’ve had it, sent it thrown it, and given it,’” Rainey has converted those words into a long collection campaign targeting nearly every income stream connected to Game.
The appellate opinion does not award her that album, but existing collection orders could redirect Game’s share of its revenue.
The latest appeal came from Rainey’s 2021 lawsuit accusing Game and related companies of moving assets beyond her reach.
The courts rejected every challenge, explaining: “Summons are not designed to place defendant on notice of the legal theories supporting the action, only notice of the action and the timeframe to respond.”
The appellate court also ordered Game to pay Rainey’s costs from this latest failed appeal.
Source: AllHipHop
