The lawsuit, filed by the wife of the deceased, blamed Dre and Cube as the film's producers for her husband's death. It asserts that it is part of a "tragic tale of how reckless corporate greed, disguised as a quest for authenticity, lead to a foreseeable altercation that resulted in the death of a successful businessman named Terry Carter, and left his wife of 28 years, and his two daughters asking why his death ever had to occur," as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Suge Knight, Dre's former partner at Death Row Records, has long plagued Dre with taunts and threats since their splitting in the 1990s. The motion blames the parties involved for not averting the risk that Suge presented with his mere presence and history of violence.