Olivia Dean’s song “I’ve Seen It” is at the center of a new copyright lawsuit claiming the track copied the distinctive melody of Bill Withers’ Grammy-winning “Just the Two of Us.”Mattie Music Group filed the complaint on October 1, 2026, in federal court in Los Angeles against Capitol Records, Universal... Read More »
A Trump-appointed federal judge found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made illegal arrests during a Bronx operation, falsified official records, and gave apparently false testimony after arresting a man they had mistaken for someone else.U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown issued the findings Monday, October 5, 2026, in the... Read More »
McDonald’s is facing a proposed nationwide class action alleging that its AI-powered pricing system coordinated menu prices across thousands of U.S. restaurants and caused customers to pay more for Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, and other items.The lawsuit, filed October 2, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District... Read More »
Ye is asking a Los Angeles judge to throw out a wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment lawsuit brought by former Donda Academy worker Murphy Aficionado, arguing he was never a Yeezy employee and cannot produce enough evidence to take his claims to trial.The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, filed... Read More »
Michele Reiner’s sister Martine Singer has spoken publicly about the killings of Reiner and her husband, director Rob Reiner, as the Los Angeles nonprofit she leads prepares to honor the couple with a new award bearing their names.Children’s Institute will present the inaugural Michele and Rob Reiner Champion for Change... Read More »
The Game’s independent label has sued Universal Music Group and Virgin Music Group, alleging the companies left more than $320,000 of an agreed $500,000 marketing budget unspent for his 2022 album Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mindand hurt the record’s sales, streams and royalties.100 Entertainment Inc. filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit September... Read More »
Jay-Z has gained a new path to try to revive his lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee after the woman who accused the rapper of rape recanted her allegations, even as a California appeals court refused to rehear his case.California’s Second District Court of Appeal denied Jay-Z’s rehearing request October 1,... Read More »
Chris Brown’s former housekeeper Maria Avila has accepted a reduced $9.5 million damages award over the 2020 dog attack at his Tarzana home, avoiding a new trial over how much the singer owes her after a jury originally awarded $12.9 million.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton gave... Read More »
UK police reviewing sexual abuse allegations against late Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed found that the accounts of 70 women bore the hallmarks of human trafficking, British lawmakers were told, expanding scrutiny of how women were recruited and moved through his businesses and properties.Senior Metropolitan Police officers disclosed the findings during... Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed most of Alec Baldwin’s civil rights claims against the prosecutors who pursued him over the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of “Rust,” ruling that they are protected by absolute prosecutorial immunity for conduct tied to their roles as advocates.U.S. District Judge Kea W. Riggs... Read More »
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a police officer violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when he searched a month of her travel history through Flock’s automated license plate reader network after he began following her because her SUV had a California plate.U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill... Read More »
New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken over the criminal investigation into allegations that seven Cornell University fraternity members drugged and gang-raped a student in 2024, after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removed the local district attorney from the case.The intervention comes only days after Tompkins County District Attorney... Read More »
The family of Renee Good has filed two federal lawsuits over her fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, including a civil rights case against ICE agent Jonathan Ross and senior Trump administration officials that invokes provisions of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan Act.The lawsuits, filed... Read More »
Lil Durk’s second federal trial has been pushed to August 30, 2027, extending the rapper’s legal battle nearly a year after his acquittal in the murder-for-hire case involving fellow rapper Quando Rondo.U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald approved the delay on September 30, 2026, moving an October 5 trial date... Read More »
Barilla America has defeated a California consumer class action brought by shoppers who said its “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” label led them to believe the pasta was made in Italy with Italian ingredients.U.S. Magistrate Judge Ajay Krishnan granted Barilla summary judgment on September 30, 2026, ending the California class... Read More »