A legal representative for former adult entertainer Emily Willis has given fans a further insight into her health after she suffered a cardiac arrest while at a rehabilitation center in 2024.
The 26-year-old, whose real name is Litzy Lara Banuelo, has been left "permanently disabled" after the medical incident.
Her mother, Yesenia Cooper, filed a legal case against the rehab facility, Summit Malibu, and its parent company, Malibu Lighthouse Treatment Centers, in December 2024, accusing them of "abuse of a dependent adult, professional negligence, negligence and fraudulent business practices".
James A. Morris, Jr, who is representing Emily and her mother, has now shared further details on Emily's current condition amid the family's ongoing legal battle.
He told The Mirror US: "She remains bedridden due to her neurological injuries."
He confirmed that while Willis - who is being cared for by her mother in Utah - has been left unable to speak, she is able to make noises and can "move her body somewhat".
Morris further disclosed: "Trial is set to take place in Santa Monica on May 6, 2026. We have additional hearings in February."
It comes after their latest court hearing took place on September 23, with one of the February hearings cited as a "Hearing on Demurrer - with Motion to Strike", meaning the judge will review the defendant's request to have the complaint against them dismissed, a motion that Summit Malibu filed in late August.
Summit Malibu has denied Cooper's claims of neglect, and stated in their filing that Willis's mom had failed to provide further details regarding the allegations of elder/dependent-abuse in a previous hearing in June, per PornCrush.
Summit Malibu also argued that they did not have the authority to transport Willis to a hospital without her consent, stating in a court document cited by the outlet: "It is undisputed that during her stay, (Willis) had refused to follow medical recommendations and take her medications.
"She refused to go to urgent care or the hospital voluntarily, despite being encouraged to do so by (Summit Malibu)."
In August, Morris had told PornCrush that Summit Malibu had allegedly erred by not recognising that Willis needed immediate hospitalisation when she arrived at their facility in January 2024.
Willis had arrived seeking treatment for anorexia and weighing 100 pounds. He clarified that she had not sought help from the treatment center for ketamine use as she had stopped using the drug prior to entering the facility.
The lawsuit claims that Willis's mental and physical state had deteriorated after entering the facility, with Morris adding: "They should've transferred her to a hospital earlier and let the doctors put a feeding tube in her and treat her properly while she was still (coherent) and speaking and walking.
"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."
Willis was found unresponsive in the facility in February 2024, with the lawsuit stating that a nurse had performed CPR on her for three minutes until paramedics arrived, and they were ab;e to get a pulse after 30-40 minutes.
How long Willis had been unconscious before she was found was not stated, with Morris adding that Willis had suffered an anoxic brain injury, which led to her being left disabled and paralyzed due to oxygen deprivation.
Earlier in the year, Morris had told the Star that Willis had lost even more weight since her injury, and revealed that doctors were discussing whether she was suffering from locked-in syndrome, a rare neurological disorder caused by damage to the brainstem, which leaves the patient conscious but almost entirely paralysed, except for eye movements.
While she was yet to receive a formal diagnosis, he revealed that doctors had considered it a "possibility", but added that they were still awaiting her medical records before they were able to review what the "neurologist in charge had to say about her condition."