[5] Shuman began traveling directly to the homes of wealthy clients around Los Angeles to sell them eyeglasses from her Personal Eyes Optique collection.

[5] Into the 2000s, Shuman operated a website called Starry Eyes for selling a line of eyeglass frames that replicated those used in popular films.

In a 2016 interview, Shuman said she became a regular pot user after a doctor recommended it as a mood stabilizer to help her eliminate large daily amounts of Prozac and Xanax that she was taking.

[5][10] Shuman called herself "the Martha Stewart of Marijuana" and hosted some private events to promote a wide variety of her own possible marijuana-related businesses for upscale clients.

The suit also named actor Michael Caine, Seagal's wife Kelly LeBrock, Warner Bros. and other assorted defendants for conspiracy, breach of contract, negligence, assault and battery.

[13] Shuman had been arrested for felony perjury the previous month for using the District Attorney's stationery to forge documents and a press release.