Court date set in West, Knight lawsuit

Kanye West and Marion 'Suge' Knight will face each other in a Miami court over a nightclub shooting incident that occurred in August 2005.

US District Judge Patricia Seitz has scheduled the trial to begin on December 6, BBC News reports.

Former Death Row Records boss Knight is seeking in excess of $1 million (£660,000) after being shot in the leg at a party hosted by rapper West. No arrests were made following the incident.

Knight claims that the Shore Club and West did not provide sufficient security for the party, a claim the club owners and West have denied.

Knight's lawyer Marc Brumer said of his client: "He's an icon in the music industry. He walks in a room and he lights it up.

"He had an expectation of security there. How someone came with a gun into a very VIP party, that just doesn't meet the smell test in life."

Brumer added that Knight's right femur was shattered, requiring medical treatment costing $200,000, while he also lost a 15-carat diamond earring worth $135,000 during the altercation.