Judge Dismisses Young Thug and Birdman From the Lil Wayne Tour-Bus Shooting Lawsuit

By Miles Carter, November 12, 2026

Billboard reported that it obtained two Georgia court orders issued Tuesday, Nov 10, in which Judge Eric A. Brewton dismissed Young Thug (Jeffrey Williams), YSL, Birdman (Bryan Williams), and Cash Money Records from a civil lawsuit filed by Alvin Lewis. Lewis has alleged he was driving one of Lil Wayne's tour buses when it was shot at in Atlanta on April 26, 2015, after Wayne performed at The Compound. The underlying orders were not opened here, so the account of the rulings follows Billboard's report.

According to that report, Lewis alleged that Jimmy Winfrey shot at the bus at the direction of both rappers. Billboard said both rappers deny any role in the shooting. The judge, Billboard reported, found "no evidence of an employment relationship" between Winfrey and either YSL or Cash Money, said a claim that Winfrey was Young Thug's tour manager in 2015 was unsupported by evidence, and called the theory that Birdman orchestrated the shooting in retaliation for Wayne's lawsuit against Cash Money that year "pure speculation and conjecture." Billboard also said the judge held that 2015 phone records between Winfrey's and Birdman's phones did not establish who placed the calls, whether they were answered, or what, if anything, was said.

A planned appeal, and two defendants still in the case

Jeff Gewirtz, Lewis's attorney, told Billboard on Wednesday, Nov 11, that they plan to appeal the decision. Billboard reported that Lewis still has claims pending against Winfrey and Arnold Martinez, known as YSL Duke, and that a court conference on possible trial logistics is scheduled for February. Billboard said representatives for Young Thug and Birdman did not return its requests for comment.