Emily Willis, a 25-year-old adult film star, has been declared “permanently disabled” following a medical emergency at a Malibu rehab center where she was receiving treatment for ketamine addiction.
Legal documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 27, 2024, claim that Willis—real name Litzy Lara Banuelos—suffered cardiac arrest while in the care of Summit Malibu in February 2024. The lawsuit accuses the facility of professional negligence, fraudulent business practices, and failure to provide adequate medical care.
According to court filings, a nurse practitioner at the rehab center found Willis unresponsive on February 4, 2024. CPR was administered, and emergency responders were called, but it remains unclear how long she had been in distress before receiving aid. Although paramedics eventually restored a heartbeat after 30 to 40 minutes of resuscitation efforts, the prolonged lack of oxygen caused severe brain damage, leaving Willis in a coma.
Her stepfather, Michael Willis, revealed in March 2024 that doctors expected her to remain in a vegetative state. While she has since regained some limited responses—such as eye movement, smiling, and reacting to voices—her prognosis remains grim.
The family’s attorney, James A. Morris Jr., asserts that the facility failed in its duty of care. “Had medical protocols been properly followed, Emily might have had a chance to recover,” he stated. “Her suffering was ignored until it was too late, and now her life has been irreversibly altered.”
Interestingly, toxicology reports revealed that no ketamine or other substances were in Willis’ system at the time of the incident. The lawsuit also highlights a rapid decline in her health upon entering the facility, describing her as “disoriented, frail, and unable to perform basic tasks like eating, walking, or dressing.” She reportedly experienced intense pain, tremors, and muscle spasms, yet medical intervention was delayed.
Morris further alleged that Willis was so severely dehydrated that nurses struggled to obtain her blood pressure readings. Despite her deteriorating condition, the facility left the decision to seek urgent medical care up to Willis herself, despite her inability to advocate for her own well-being.
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