In a notable copyright infringement case, rapper Cam’ron, legally known as Cameron Giles, and his company Dipset Couture have been ordered by a federal judge to compensate photographer Djamilla Cochran more than $50,000. The legal action stemmed from Cam’ron's unauthorized use of Cochran’s photograph, which captures the iconic image of... Read More »
Video game giant Activision Blizzard is confronting a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices within the esports arena of its popular series, "Call of Duty." Filed in a Los Angeles federal court by professional gamers Hector Rodriguez and Seth Abner, the lawsuit accuses Activision of monopolizing the market for "Call of Duty"... Read More »
Performers at Disneyland, who bring iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy to life, are making moves to join the Actors' Equity Association, a prominent labor union that represents live theatrical performers. This push towards unionization aims to secure better pay, benefits, and working conditions for those who... Read More »
Popular online retailer Temu is pushing back against a recently filed lawsuit that accuses it of having unfiltered access to user data. Last week, the online retail giant asked to have a recently filed class action lawsuit moved out of court and into arbitration. The class action lawsuit was initially... Read More »
A teenage girl has been awarded $4.4 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against a McDonald's franchise located in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a then 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by the manager in the bathroom of the Pittsburgh area McDonald's. Named in the lawsuit... Read More »
Russell Simmons, a notable figure in the rap and hip-hop music scene of the 1990s, is currently facing a federal lawsuit accusing him of rape with the allegations brought forth by a former executive at Def Jam Recordings, the influential label he co-founded with producer Rick Rubin. The plaintiff, known... Read More »
Customers are now suing after they say expensive and new LG refrigerators they've purchased are failing much sooner than they're supposed to, as early as one year from their purchase date. Once their units fail, customers say LG and the retailers that sold the products to them have offered little... Read More »
Harvey Sultzer, the husband of a Florida woman who died after a robotic device burned her small intestine during surgery, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the robot. The lawsuit was filed in early February in the United States District Court for the Southern District of... Read More »
A Tennessee city has agreed to end a year-long lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over a drag ban that made national headlines last year. The trouble began in 2023 after the non-profit LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group, Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), filed a federal lawsuit against... Read More »
Over 70 workers with the New York City Housing Authority were arrested earlier this week by city and federal investigators. The criminal bust is being called one of the largest cases of single-day bribery and corruption in the history of the Justice Department. The overwhelming arrests were on full display... Read More »
National real estate brokerage Keller Williams is the latest domino to fall in the flurry of lawsuits targeting real estate commission percentages. The brokerage has agreed to enter into a proposed $70 million settlement agreement to end the barrage of litigation filed against it. In 2019, homebuyers banded together to... Read More »
Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor Sr. filed a lawsuit last year against Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Georgia and their obstetrician, Dr. Tracey St. Julian, following the tragic birth that resulted in the death of their son Treveon Taylor, Jr. The couple is accusing the hospital of gross negligence... Read More »
The son of 60-year-old Lisa Edwards has filed a federal lawsuit against Knoxville police officers, security guards, medical providers, and others after his mom was forced to leave a hospital when she showed up seeking medical care and died the next day. On February 4, 2023, Edwards was flying from... Read More »
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of school shooter Ethan Crumbley, was convicted Tuesday on four counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the November 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, that resulted in the deaths of four students. Crumbley's case is believed to be the first time a... Read More »
In a significant legal development, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has intervened to maintain California's requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases, pausing a lower court's decision that deemed the law unconstitutional. This move comes after a contentious ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego,... Read More »