A federal judge has blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from continuing a state lawsuit against Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, finding the organization was likely to prove the case was filed in retaliation for its work on behalf of Paxton’s U.S. Senate opponent.U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns issued a preliminary... Read More »
A Massachusetts jury has convicted Alvin Campbell on 21 sex crime counts after prosecutors said he posed as a rideshare driver to target women outside bars and other locations in the Boston area.The charges involved assaults committed between 2017 and 2019. Jurors found the 45-year-old guilty on 21 of 22... Read More »
A Florida man who says he was wrongly arrested after facial recognition software tied him to a child-luring investigation has sued the City of Jacksonville Beach, two law enforcement officers, and two Florida sheriffs in federal court.In a lawsuit filed June 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle... Read More »
Nick Reiner, the California man accused of fatally stabbing his parents last year, is now embroiled in a second legal battle, one that could determine who represents him as he fights two murder charges.In a newly filed probate court petition, Reiner is seeking access to a $1.7 million trust fund... Read More »
A Paris court sided with Chanel in a trademark case over upcycled jewelry, ruling that the French company Kamad Reworked infringed Chanel’s marks by selling pieces made with Chanel-branded buttons, hardware, and other logo elements.The May 21 ruling rejected Kamad Reworked’s argument that its necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and other pieces... Read More »
Louis Vuitton has sued Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel in federal court over look-alike bags and other giveaway items that allegedly copied the luxury brand’s designs and falsely suggested a connection between the two businesses.Filed June 1 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the lawsuit names... Read More »
Nearly two years after a jury handed T.I. and Tiny a major intellectual property victory in a likeness dispute, the legal battle is heading back to court once again.The husband-and-wife duo will return to federal court for what will be the fourth trial in their long-running lawsuit against MGA Entertainment,... Read More »
A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the executive branch imposed a payment that functioned as a tax without approval from Congress.In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin found that the administration exceeded... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has rejected Marilyn Manson’s latest attempt to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former assistant, allowing the long-running case to continue as both sides prepare for further litigation.The ruling, issued Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, marks another legal setback for the musician,... Read More »
Karen Read has filed a civil lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, accusing state and local law enforcement agencies of mishandling the investigation that led to charges that she killed her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.The complaint, filed Thursday in Bristol County Superior Court,... Read More »
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that blocked final decisions on immigration applications filed by people from 39 countries, finding that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services exceeded its authority and unlawfully froze parts of the immigration benefits process.In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Chief Judge... Read More »
A Florida family has sued The Campbell’s Company and Walmart, claiming a can of SpaghettiOs bought at a Walmart Supercenter contained moving worms or parasites that allegedly caused a mother and her young daughter to suffer parasitic infections and other health problems.Filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
Atmos Energy is facing multiple lawsuits after a natural gas explosion at an Oak Cliff apartment complex in Dallas killed three people and injured several others.The lawsuits accuse Atmos, a natural gas utility that serves parts of Texas, along with a construction company and the apartment property’s management, of negligence... Read More »
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has sued UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, accusing the insurer of receiving more than $100 million in improper MassHealth payments by allegedly overstating the care needs of seniors enrolled in a Medicaid managed-care program.The complaint, filed May 29 in Suffolk County Superior Court, claims UnitedHealthcare, doing... Read More »
A Connecticut man serving a life sentence for murder has been awarded more than $130,000 after a federal jury found that prison officials violated his constitutional rights while he was housed at the now-closed Northern Correctional Institution.Baltas sued former state Corrections Commissioner Angel Quiros and other prison officials over conditions... Read More »
