By PHATLAW Staff

PHATLAW has learned that Kanye West’s Mom, Donda West, died from complications related to cosmetic surgery. Mama West went under the knife at the hands of Dr. Jan Adams. Dr. Adams performed breast reduction surgery and a tummy tuck on the Rapper’s Mother. Unfortunately, this elected surgery turned deadly because the Rapper’s Beloved Mother died the next night.

Several doctors have reported that Mama’s surgery lasted 8 hours; twice the amount of time for a surgery of this nature. It has been reported that the length of time for this surgery suggests either something went wrong during surgery or the Doctor was inexperienced. Either one of those allegations are probable because PHATLAW sources have since revealed that Dr. Adams was not Board Certified with the American Board of Plastic Surgery. As if that wasn’t bad enough, The Good Ole Doc has had several medical malpractice claims brought against him AND the Medical Board of California filed legal papers in April asking for the revocation or suspension of Doc Adam’s license because he has been arrested for multiple DUIs.

With the evidence of ineptitude and problems with alcohol surfacing against Doc Adams, PHATLAW would not be surprised if the Rapper also files suit against the Doc for medical malpractice. The standard for medical malpractice is that the Doc did not perform within the standard of care typically performed by his peers; i.e. other plastic surgeons. With the Doc’s lack of board certification in plastic surgery and questionable sobriety, this might not be too difficult to prove.

PhatThought: One thing is for certain, this Doctor will not likely be performing at a cosmetic surgery near you anytime soon. PHATLAW says, good riddance to the Devil in the White Coat.

PHATLAW will continue to post the latest development in this case.

By PHATLAW Staff

PHATLAW has learned that last December, the 68 year old Evel Knievel sued Kanye West for infringement of the Dare Devil’s trademarked name and likeness.  The infringement is alleged to have occurred in the Rapper’s video for the single “Touch the Sky.”  Apparently, the video shows West adopting Knievel’s star-studded jumpsuit while attempting to jump a rocket-powered motorcycle over a canyon.  In the video, West’s motorcycle crashes to the bottom of the canyon in flames.  Read the rest of this entry »

By PHATLAW Staff

New York’s 40/40 Club made famous by Shawn Carter a.k.a. Jay-Z has been named in a lawsuit filed by Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) on behalf of several musicians including Michael Jackson, Kayne West and R. Kelly.  The lawsuit, filed in federal district court located in Manhattan, claims that the NYC hotspot failed to pay royalties to the popstars whose songs it played.  While Jay-Z is not named in the lawsuit, part owners, Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Perez, are named.

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