Four adult siblings who accuse Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them when they were children have lost their bid to pursue the allegations in a public trial and must instead take their claims to private arbitration.U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera sided with companies associated with Jackson's estate in a... Read More »
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to the two remaining federal charges stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting in court that he traveled to New York intending to shoot the insurance executive. The plea leaves Mangione facing a possible life sentence and has opened a new legal... Read More »
Ten states have sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over new federal rules that would prevent them from enforcing laws requiring national banks to pay homeowners interest on money held in mortgage escrow accounts.The lawsuit, filed Aug. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of... Read More »
Two Texas customers are seeking more than $1.5 million from Popeyes and related companies after claiming they found a condom-like foreign object embedded in fried chicken purchased from a Houston restaurant.Justin Howard of Missouri City and Danielle McKinnon of Katy filed the lawsuit Aug. 3 in Harris County District Court... Read More »
Sean Combs has filed counterclaims against Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, the former producer who has accused him of sexual abuse and harassment, alleging that Jones stole personal documentary footage and later provided or sold it for use in a Netflix docuseries produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The filing also... Read More »
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner can continue pursuing their defamation lawsuit against Ray J after a Los Angeles judge rejected his bid to dismiss the case under California's anti-SLAPP law.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Steven A. Ellis denied the motion filed by Ray J, whose legal name is William... Read More »
Another Taylor Swift song has been removed from a Trump-affiliated TikTok video, days after one of her tracks disappeared from a post by President Donald Trump's campaign account.The official White House TikTok account posted a video Wednesday showing Trump greeting and interacting with supporters while Swift's 2021 song "I Bet... Read More »
A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home last December.The indictment was returned July 20 and unsealed... Read More »
A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, finding that the government failed to show that the school remained in violation of federal discrimination law after officials formally warned it about alleged antisemitism on campus.U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said the... Read More »
A North Carolina woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver while riding home from work has sued the rideshare company, alleging that Lyft bears responsibility for allowing the driver onto its platform and putting him in contact with passengers.Diamond Cannady filed the civil action Tuesday in... Read More »
ByteDance is asking a Delaware federal judge to dismiss a patent lawsuit accusing TikTok’s advertising technology of infringement or move the dispute to California, where TikTok has filed a separate case involving the same patents.U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika heard arguments Monday over whether the case brought by AlmondNet Inc.... Read More »
A Los Angeles County judge set a November 2027 trial date Wednesday in former assistant Ashley Walters' sexual assault lawsuit against Marilyn Manson, moving the long-running case toward a jury after it was twice dismissed and revived.Judge Steve Cochran noted during the hearing that the case, first filed by Walters... Read More »
A District of Columbia judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay more than $250,000 in legal fees and costs after the arts institution unsuccessfully sued jazz musician Chuck Redd over his decision to withdraw from a holiday performance.Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier ruled Monday that the Kennedy Center... Read More »
Two press organizations sued President Donald Trump and senior White House officials Wednesday, arguing that the administration is violating the Constitution by continuing to release official government information on Truth Social while the platform sells paying customers faster access to the same posts.The Intercept Media and Freedom of the Press... Read More »
Tiffany Haddish broke into a wide grin Tuesday as a Georgia judge told her she would face no additional jail time after she pleaded guilty to a single count of driving under the influence stemming from a 2022 traffic stop south of Atlanta.The actress and comedian appeared via video link... Read More »
