By: AllHipHop Staff Updated Mar 8, 2026 at 9:01am Category: News Kendrick Johnson’s parents filed an appeal after a judge dismissed their $1 billion lawsuit over their son’s 2013 death. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! A federal court has terminated a billion-dollar legal action filed by the parents of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager whose remains were discovered inside a rolled wrestling mat at his high school gymnasium in January 2013. The dismissal came down on Monday, with the judge citing multiple grounds, including immunity protections and procedural violations. Johnson’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, initiated their federal complaint in 2023 and subsequently amended it multiple times to include various defendants. The case named the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lowndes County, the school district, the Valdosta-Lowndes Regional Crime Lab, newspaper publisher CNHI, and Gray Media as parties to the action. The circ
