Suge Knight Sues Chris Brown

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses Brown and 1 Oak nightclub of failing to have enough security and allowing at least one armed person into the venue during the party.

Knight survived gunshot wounds to the abdomen, chest and left forearm. The Death Row Records co-founder has complained of complications from those injuries, including a blood clot, in court appearances on an unrelated murder charge.

His attorneys say Knight’s fear months after that shooting caused him to flee when he was attacked in his car, running down two men and killing one. Knight, who is a two-time convicted felon, is in jail awaiting trial.

The lawsuit does not state how much money Knight is seeking, but it asks for a judgment ordering the defendants to pay past and future medical expenses for his injuries.

The suit claims 1 Oak should have taken extra security precautions because events hosted by Brown have a history of violence. It accuses Brown of gang ties and a “well-documented track record of hosting events and/or parties in which violence frequently erupted.”

Brown has not been implicated in the August 2014 shooting, and no arrests have been made.

“As a result of the negligence of the defendants, one or more unknown individuals were allowed access to the event with weapons, including firearms,” the lawsuit says. “As a foreseeable result, gunshots were fired by those admitted into the event and (Knight) was shot and seriously injured.”

Singer Pia Mia, who co-hosted the party, is also named as a defendant.