Death Row Records was ordered to pay more than $162,000 to a man who said label owner Marion “Suge” Knight and his bodyguards attacked him at a recording studio in 2001.

In issuing its verdict Tuesday, the Superior Court jury did not hold Knight personally liable for the altercation with Dwayne H. Baudy, but ruled that Death Row Records was responsible for the actions of Knight’s security guards.

Baudy, who underwent surgery for a ruptured disc and now walks with a cane, said he went to Con Am Studios on Nov. 6, 2001, to meet an independent rap producer. He said he and a friend got into a confrontation with Death Row’s security chief, Reginald Wright Jr.

Wright said Baudy and his friend brandished guns after they were barred from entering a restricted area of the studio.

Knight testified that he was not in the studio during the altercation.

The record label was ordered to pay Baudy $58,301 for medical bills and $104,340 for lost income, pain and suffering.

Credit: AP