A songwriter who accused Drake of stealing the chorus of his hit song "Janice STFU" has withdrawn his federal copyright lawsuit just 11 days after filing it, ending the case without a court ruling on the allegations.Oregon producer Aviel Calev Hirschfield voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit Tuesday, October 27, 2026, without... Read More »

A California appeals court has upheld Danny Masterson's convictions for raping two women and his sentence of 30 years to life in prison, rejecting the former That '70s Show actor's claims that judicial bias against Scientology and other trial errors deprived him of a fair trial.In an 89-page ruling issued... Read More »

Buc-ee’s has amended its federal trademark lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart in Ohio, placing greater emphasis on the store’s name after initially challenging similarities between their cartoon beaver mascots.The Texas-based travel center chain filed the revised complaint on October 20, 2026, in federal court in Dayton, accusing the Beavercreek convenience... Read More »

My Chemical Romance has agreed to stop dressing its backup dancers in costumes resembling the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' signature uniforms, resolving an immediate trademark dispute over a staged gunfight during the band's Hollywood Bowl residency in Los Angeles.Collin County District Judge Christine Nowak canceled a scheduled temporary restraining order hearing... Read More »

The parents of a 31-year-old woman who died after stopping her epilepsy medication have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT created a plan to discontinue the drug, instructed her to hide the changes from her doctors and reassured her about possible seizure symptoms before her death.The wrongful death... Read More »

BIC Corporation has filed six federal lawsuits against California gas stations, vape shops, and wholesalers, accusing them of selling counterfeit pocket lighters bearing the company’s logos and designs.The lawsuits, filed October 23, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, target businesses accused of distributing imitation... Read More »

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's emergency attempt to block California from counting ballots tied t o more than 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens, warning that the move would create chaos and risk disenfranchising eligible Americans just six days before the midterm elections.U.S. District Judge David... Read More »

CNN, MS NOW and Politico expanded their lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the White House of continuing to exclude their journalists from presidential events despite a federal judge's order restoring their press credentials.In an amended complaint filed October 28, 2026, the three news organizations asked a federal... Read More »

Jay-Z and J. Cole are urging a federal judge to release Lil Durk from jail after his September acquittal on murder-for-hire charges, joining a renewed bail request that would put the rapper's future music earnings and other assets at risk if he violates court conditions.The letters, filed Tuesday, October 27,... Read More »

Universal Music Group has won a court ruling allowing it to pursue ownership of a rare 1962 Beatles demo tape that a former Abbey Road engineer allegedly rescued from destruction and kept for decades.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Cowan ruled on October 16, 2026, that Universal subsidiary Calderstone Productions... Read More »

Keurig Green Mountain must face trial over claims that it used exclusive contracts and other business practices to keep rival coffee pods out of the K-Cup market and preserve higher prices after key patents protecting its brewing system expired.The long-running antitrust litigation dates back more than a decade, with the... Read More »

Tony Robbins, Fox Entertainment and several film producers are facing a federal lawsuit accusing them of pushing a longtime collaborator out of a planned movie adaptation of Viktor Frankl's bestselling Holocaust memoir, "Man's Search for Meaning."Producer Marisa Polvino alleges that her former partners diverted the film's rights and development assets... Read More »

A 23-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after allegedly pulling a knife on a crew member working on "Miami Vice '85," the upcoming film starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler.Alex Perez was arrested Friday, October 23, 2026, after a 42-year-old production... Read More »

The Trump administration appealed a federal judge's order Tuesday, October 27, 2026, barring further tree removal at a historic Washington, D.C., golf course after workers cut down more than 400 trees as part of a disputed overhaul. The ruling also requires advance notice before major changes to the public course... Read More »

FBI agents raided the Beverly Hills mansion of billionaire political donor Stephen Cloobeck on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, seeking electronic devices and records related to prostitution as part of a federal criminal investigation into former Congressman Eric Swalwell. The search follows allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct that drove... Read More »