
Rapper 50 Cent, whose legal name is Curtis Jackson, is about to dole out a lot more than 50 cents after a court found him guilty of releasing video of a sexual encounter featuring a woman without her consent.
by Kipp Jones11 Jul 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

The NAACP’s national office is attacking its own Cincinnati branch, accusing it of trademark infringement and deceptive acts under Ohio law.
by William Bigelow8 Jul 2015, 7:26 PM PST0

Several U.S. Army recruits who also happen to be fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse are suing the Federal Bureau of Investigations over the classification of the “Juggalo” fan base as a “hybrid gang.”
by Michael Lucchese30 Jun 2015, 6:37 PM PST0

Forget her feud with Taylor Swift; pop singer Katy Perry is now set for a legal battle with a group of nuns.
by Kipp Jones29 Jun 2015, 12:07 PM PST0

Jennifer Lopez may have built a career around her famous backside, but that booty may have landed her in some serious legal trouble after a televised concert in Morocco drew the ire of Islamist members of the ruling Justice and Development Party and at least one educational group.
by Kipp Jones6 Jun 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly–the Venezuelan government’s second-in-command–has announced he will seek to take legal action in the United States and Spain against media outlets that have published reports alleging that he is being investigated for running a cocaine trafficking organization.
by Frances Martel1 Jun 2015, 10:13 AM PST0

A complaint filed in California federal court Tuesday alleges major Hollywood film and TV studios have been recycling music for new projects in direct violation of a 2010 labor agreement.
by Kipp Jones27 May 2015, 3:43 PM PST0

A federal judge’s decision to reopen a lawsuit brought on by Judicial Watch—in which the group asked for access to Hillary Clinton’s emails while she was Secretary of State—cannot be a good sign for the former First Lady’s presidential campaign.
by Javier Manjarres12 May 2015, 7:14 PM PST0

A Ukrainian woman named Kristina Caro has filed a lawsuit against actress Mila Kunis alleging she stole her pet chicken 25 years ago.
by Kelli Serio22 Apr 2015, 11:44 AM PST0

Alongside the widow of Turner & Hooch producer Raymond Wagner and a specialized accounting service, actor Richard Dreyfuss has filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company regarding profit payouts for the films What About Bob? and Turner and Hooch.
by Kipp Jones10 Apr 2015, 9:49 AM PST0

A Denton County, Texas judge has once again tossed out a ruling by the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) against Empower Texans President Michael Quinn Sullivan that claimed that he had improperly failed to register as a lobbyist. The court’s ruling, affirmed the previous dismissal of the case by another Denton County judge, 158th District Court Judge Steve Burgess, finding that the TEC’s actions against Sullivan violated the Citizen’s Participation Act.
by Sarah Rumpf19 Mar 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has agreed to pay $335,000 to a former employee to settle a lawsuit she brought against the school after facing what she claimed was retaliation for whistleblowing on lax academic standards for athletes.
by Warner Todd Huston18 Mar 2015, 12:09 AM PST0

Former 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald was expected to file a lawsuit on Monday suing the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her on December 13.
by William Bigelow16 Mar 2015, 10:49 AM PST0

Civil lawsuit filings are down 17 percent in Texas over the last 10 years. Although Texas lawyers put forth a variety of reasons for the drop, the consensus is that tort reform is responsible. The bad news, some say, is that medical malpractice cases have all but been annihilated. W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm, says that the majority of medical malpractice cases that should be litigated have to be turned away because of the legal caps on non-economic damages.
by Lana Shadwick8 Mar 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

Vatican spokesman Father Tom Rosica had his lawyers send a letter threatening to sue a Catholic blogger in Canada for the man’s ongoing criticism of Rosica and his influence on the Extraordinary Synod of Catholic Bishops last fall in Rome. But now, after considerable media attention, Father Rosica has backed off and says he never really meant it.
by Austin Ruse6 Mar 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

Your kiss may be on their list, but don’t mess with the Hall and Oats brand… they can’t go for that. Dynamic pop-soul duo Hall and Oats is suing a New York-based food company for trademark infringement, claiming Early Bird
by Kipp Jones5 Mar 2015, 10:25 AM PST0

Nina Pham, the first of two nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas who contracted the Ebola virus from Thomas Eric Duncan, has filed a lawsuit against the hospital’s parent company, Texas Health Resources (THR). Her lawsuit reveals for the first time troubling allegations about a long list of safety failures and undue risks committed by a hospital desperate to protect its image. “When Nina needed THR the most, THR failed her, despite the fact that THR wanted to sell her to the public as the face of the company,” says the complaint.
by Sarah Rumpf3 Mar 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

The founder of the hot yoga empire, Bikram Choudhury, has been accused of sexual assault by six women who allege he sexually harassed, groped, or raped them over the years.
by Adelle Nazarian28 Feb 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

A woman in California filed a class action lawsuit Thursday, citing Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James and a British sex toy company as defendants, claiming she purchased company branded erotic lubricant that failed to deliver her an “enhanced orgasm.”
by Kipp Jones6 Feb 2015, 10:39 PM PST0

Collin County District Court Judge Jill Willis ruled that the members of a small Orthodox Jewish community, the Far North Dallas Congregation of Toras Chaim, have the right to continue meeting in a Plano home for private worship. She made the decision on Wednesday, February 4, 2014.
by Merrill Hope6 Feb 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Fox News has released a statement Tuesday responding to the news that Lindsay and Dina Lohan are filing a defamation suit against the cable news network for remarks made on “Hannity” a year ago: We will defend this case to the
by John Nolte3 Feb 2015, 11:22 AM PST0

Actress Lindsay Lohan and her mother Dina filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Fox News over a guest’s comment for which the cable news channel apologized nearly a year ago.
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Feb 2015, 5:54 PM PST0

A new settlement will require California elementary school kids to take gym classes.
by Adelle Nazarian2 Feb 2015, 11:33 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Austin has ruled that Texas regulations that prohibited African-style hair braiders from teaching their skills unless they complied with all the requirements of barber schools are unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process protections.
by Sarah Rumpf9 Jan 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

by Daniel Nussbaum6 Jan 2015, 1:08 PM PST0