Emily Willis’ ex-partner made admission about her condition as lawsuit close to settlement
Mike Majlak, the former partner of Emily Willis, previously spoke about her condition after she had suffered a heart attack and 'irreversible' brain damage while at a rehab centre.
Willis, real name Litzy Lara Banuelos, is close to reaching a settlement over her lawsuit with the Summit Malibu rehab facility according to reports from MyNewsLA.com.
The lawsuit had been filed in December 2024 by her mother, Yesenia Lara Cooper accusing the rehab facility and its parent company of 'abuse of a dependent adult, professional negligence, negligence and fraudulent business practices'.
Legal representatives for Summit Malibu had argued that Willis 'refused to follow medical recommendations and take her medications'.
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The LA outlet claims legal representatives for Summit Malibu filed court papers on 24 February with a judge notifying him of a 'conditional' accord in the case brought by Yesenia Lara Cooper.
They also reported that Summit Malibu expected their request for the lawsuit to be dismissed would be filed by 1 September.
Willis' ex-partner, Mike Majlak, told Steve-O's Wild Ride podcast in 2024 about her condition, saying the two of them were 'very close' and praising Willis as a person.
He said: "It's bad, actually. She was incredible.
"We had a really great friendship and relationship, but she had her own struggles, and she recently, while at rehab, fell into a coma, and she's been in a vegetative state."
Willis had been referred to the rehab centre Malibu Summit in January 2024 for drug addiction treatment, with her condition worsening while there.
The emergency services were called on 3 February, as she was suffering from hot and cold chills, tremors, increased heart rate, headaches, feeling 'disorientated' and difficulty walking.
However, Willis was not taken to hospital, and the following day she was found unconscious by rehab centre staff, with it taking between 30 and 40 minutes for paramedics to restore her heartbeat.
During this time, she suffered 'irreversible' brain damage, and when she woke up, she was in a 'vegetative state' where she was fully conscious but could neither move nor speak, which correlates to 'locked-in syndrome'.
A lawyer for her mother argued that the rehab centre should have sent Willis to hospital sooner.
James A. Morris Jr said: "Instead, they allowed her to have a say in her medical treatment, which is not what you do with somebody who is in severe health danger. She was in a very brittle place."
The rehab centre argued that they couldn't hospitalise Willis without her consent.
LADbible Group has previously contacted Summit Malibu and Malibu Lighthouse Treatment Centers for comment.
Topics: Emily Willis, Celebrity, Health
Joe Harker