A civil case stemming from a 2020 stabbing at NBA YoungBoy’s Texas home has ended with an eight-figure judgment against Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather. A judge ordered Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s daughter to pay Lapattra Jacobs more than $50 million for injuries she suffered during the confrontation.
According to TMZ, court documents show Jacobs was awarded $40,105,000 in compensatory damages and another $10 million in exemplary damages, bringing the total to $50,105,000. More than $8 million of the compensatory award covers past medical expenses, pain and suffering, physical impairment, lost earning capacity, and disfigurement. Another $32 million was awarded for future damages in those areas. The judge also found that Mayweather’s conduct involved an “extreme degree of risk” and constituted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when awarding the additional exemplary damages.
Jacobs previously alleged that the stabbing caused lasting damage to her arm, including permanent loss of function. She underwent surgery after the April 2020 incident and later spoke publicly about struggling with the recovery.
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The confrontation reportedly happened at NBA YoungBoy’s home in Cypress, Texas, while Mayweather and Jacobs were both involved with the rapper. Prosecutors said an argument between the women moved inside the home before Mayweather retrieved knives and stabbed Jacobs multiple times in the arm.
Mayweather pleaded guilty in 2022 to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She received six years of deferred adjudication, allowing her to avoid prison and a formal felony conviction if she satisfies the terms imposed by the court. Jacobs pursued a separate civil case seeking damages for her medical costs, physical impairment, lost earnings, and other injuries. NBA YoungBoy was initially named in the lawsuit, but TMZ reports that the claims against him did not make it to trial.
Mayweather’s attorney, Kent Schaffer, previously dismissed concerns about the civil case after her guilty plea, telling reporters in 2022 that she had no “meaningful assets” and arguing that any judgment against her would be difficult to collect. TMZ did not report whether Mayweather intends to appeal the award.
