A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Karl Jordan Jr., one of two men found guilty last year in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, marking a major development in one of hip-hop’s longest-running criminal cases. On Friday, U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ruled that prosecutors... Read More »
Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock, born Kevin Perez, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction in a sweeping racketeering case that prosecutors say tied his rising music career to a pattern of violent criminal activity across New York City. The sentence was handed down by... Read More »
Jelly Roll has been formally pardoned by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, closing a chapter on a criminal record that has long shadowed, and in many ways, shaped the country-rap artist’s career. The decision, first reported by the Associated Press, was finalized Thursday after months of review by state officials. Governor... Read More »
Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced in absentia to nine months in prison in Romania following an appeal related to a drug possession case stemming from a 2024 concert appearance. The ruling follows an incident in July 2024, when the rapper, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was briefly detained after allegedly smoking... Read More »
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a surf and lifestyle company cannot use trademark law to stop Lady Gaga from selling merchandise tied to her Mayhem era, delivering a significant early setback to the company’s $100 million infringement lawsuit against the pop star. In an order issued... Read More »
Lizzo has secured a partial legal victory in the ongoing lawsuit filed by several former backup dancers, with a Los Angeles judge dismissing claims that the pop star fat-shamed one of the plaintiffs and terminated her because of weight gain. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2023 by former dancers Arianna... Read More »
Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, whose legal name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, has filed a federal lawsuit in Puerto Rico against his former manager, music executive Rafael Pina Nieves, alleging a years-long scheme to divert songwriting royalties through false authorship claims. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for... Read More »
Panda Express Restaurant Group Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by California prosecutors alleging violations of state hazardous materials safety laws at its restaurant locations. The lawsuit was brought by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in coordination with prosecutors from... Read More »
Hawai‘i Attorney General Anne Lopez has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against ByteDance and its TikTok entities, claiming the company marketed an addictive and harmful platform to children while failing to warn families about the risks. The complaint, filed in the First Circuit Court in Honolulu, states that TikTok expanded... Read More »
Genting Berhad, the Malaysia-based parent company of Resorts World Las Vegas, and its Nevada property are facing a federal lawsuit that alleges the casino enabled individuals to use criminal proceeds to gamble and conduct business inside the resort. The complaint, filed December 3 in the United States District Court for... Read More »
Cardi B scored another legal win on Friday when a Los Angeles County judge rejected a motion for a new trial in a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2018 confrontation outside a Beverly Hills medical office. The decision upholds a unanimous September verdict that found the rapper, born Belcalis Almánzar,... Read More »
A former California physician was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to serve 30 months in prison for distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry in the weeks before the performer’s death. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty in July to four felony counts of ketamine distribution, appeared before a federal judge... Read More »
Arizona has sued Temu, alleging the online marketplace misled consumers about how its mobile app collects personal data and how it advertises and sells merchandise. The complaint, filed by Attorney General Kristin Mayes, claims the company engaged in deceptive practices that violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. According to the... Read More »
San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against 11 major food manufacturers, alleging that they made and marketed ultra-processed foods that contributed to chronic disease and increased public-health costs. The complaint, brought by the People of the State of California through City Attorney David Chiu, claims the companies relied on additives... Read More »
Costco Wholesale Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that emergency tariffs added to its imported goods were imposed without legal authority and must be struck down before upcoming liquidation deadlines make the charges final. The company asks the United States Court of International Trade to block... Read More »
