The Tennessee Highway Patrol is facing a lawsuit alleging that state troopers wrongfully arrested drivers on DUI charges despite toxicology reports later showing no drugs or alcohol in their systems. Filed as a federal civil rights case, the lawsuit was brought by the HSG Law Group in Nashville on behalf... Read More »
A federal copyright dispute involving Kanye West, now known as Ye, has reached trial in Los Angeles, where a group of musicians is seeking more than $500,000 in damages over the alleged unauthorized use of their work during the rollout of his 2021 album Donda. Opening arguments began Monday in... Read More »
Lizzo says she has no intention of settling the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three of her former backup dancers, signaling that the long-running legal dispute is likely headed toward trial as the pop star continues to deny the allegations. In a televised interview on CBS Mornings with journalist Gayle... Read More »
Britney Spears has resolved her recent driving-under-the-influence case by pleading guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge, avoiding jail time as part of a negotiated agreement with prosecutors in Ventura County, California. According to her attorney, Spears entered a plea of “wet reckless”, a lesser offense involving reckless driving associated with... Read More »
Kylie Jenner is facing a second lawsuit from a former housekeeper who alleges that her employment was marked by harassment, retaliation, and labor violations, intensifying scrutiny over the working conditions within the reality star’s household operations. The complaint, filed by Juana Delgado Soto, outlines a series of allegations stemming from... Read More »
The Supreme Court has temporarily restored nationwide access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, pausing a lower court ruling that had restricted how patients could obtain the medication. In an order issued May 4, Justice Samuel Alito halted a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that... Read More »
Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert is now facing significantly more serious legal consequences after prosecutors upgraded charges against him to attempted first-degree murder in connection with an alleged vehicular attack earlier this year. The case stems from an incident on March 29 involving 79-year-old William Yates, the father of Turnstile... Read More »
Netflix has won a copyright dispute over footage used in its 2020 documentary series Tiger King, with a federal appeals court finding the company’s use of a cameraman’s video qualifies as fair use. In a decision issued April 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a... Read More »
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, is facing a lawsuit from a former member of its wrestling team who alleges he contracted multiple infections from unsanitary wrestling mats. The complaint, filed on April 6, accuses the university of negligence, alleging it failed to properly sanitize the mats used during team... Read More »
JetBlue is facing a lawsuit accusing the airline of collecting customers' personal data without consent and using that data to set higher ticket prices. The lawsuit, filed in April, follows claims by Andrew Phillips, a New York City resident, who says he noticed a significantly higher price for the same... Read More »
A federal jury’s recent antitrust ruling against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster is being viewed by many in the live entertainment industry as a long-awaited validation of concerns raised by independent venue operators and promoters. The decision, handed down April 15 in Manhattan following a six-week trial, found the... Read More »
A Salt Lake City court has ordered Taylor Frankie Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, to remain at least 100 feet apart for the next three years, following findings that their relationship involved mutual violence and posed concerns for the well-being of their young child. The ruling, issued Thursday... Read More »
Los Angeles prosecutors have laid out a detailed and graphic account of the case against D4vd, alleging the 21-year-old artist murdered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and later dismembered her body in an attempt to conceal the crime. The allegations are outlined in a nine-page preliminary hearing brief filed ahead of... Read More »
Pras Michel, a founding member of the hip-hop group Fugees, has surrendered to federal authorities to begin serving a 14-year prison sentence following his 2023 conviction on multiple criminal charges, including money laundering, illegal lobbying, and campaign finance violations. Michel reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Safford, Arizona, on... Read More »
Trader Joe’s is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the grocery chain misled customers about the caffeine content of one of its store-brand coffee products. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four shoppers in California, Illinois, and New York, and centers on the company’s French Roast Low Acid whole-bean... Read More »
