Drake has formally launched an appeal to overturn the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, escalating his legal battle over the distribution of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.” The rapper’s legal team filed the notice of appeal on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, confirming... Read More »
Pfizer Inc. is facing federal lawsuits from women who claim its birth control injection Depo-Provera caused them to develop brain tumors known as intracranial meningiomas. The cases have been consolidated before Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the Northern District of Florida as part of a new multidistrict litigation involving Depo-Provera... Read More »
The Campbell’s Company is facing a proposed class action in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleging that the food manufacturer misled consumers by labeling its Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips as containing “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives.” The lawsuit, filed on October 23, claims that despite those... Read More »
Levi Strauss & Co. has filed a federal lawsuit in California against Delta Galil USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries that operate the Seven For All Mankind brand, accusing them of infringing and diluting its famous “Tab” trademark, the small fabric tag sewn into the seam of Levi’s jeans that has... Read More »
Singer and actress Halle Bailey and rapper DDG, whose legal name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., have officially dropped their respective domestic violence complaints against one another after months of legal disputes. The former couple, who share a two-year-old son, reached a temporary settlement that includes a custody and visitation... Read More »
A coalition of 26 states and the District of Columbia has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Management and Budget, claiming the agencies unlawfully suspended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments for November despite having the funds to maintain them. Filed October 28... Read More »
The State of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, Inc., its consumer health company, alleging that the companies deceptively marketed Tylenol and concealed evidence that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in the product, may cause neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD when used during pregnancy.... Read More »
A federal judge in California has indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown, converting an earlier temporary order into a broader preliminary injunction. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the decision Tuesday in San Francisco, finding that the administration’s plan to eliminate thousands... Read More »
A new class-action lawsuit was filed Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court against Grammy-winning artist Drake, social-media star Adin Ross, and the online casino platform Stake.us, alleging that these parties collaborated in the design and promotion of a “deceptive” gambling scheme marketed to Missouri consumers. According to a 34-page complaint,... Read More »
Federal authorities have projected that Sean “Diddy” Combs will complete his prison term in the spring of 2028, marking the first official estimate of when the 55-year-old music executive could regain his freedom. According to Bureau of Prisons records reviewed this week, Combs is on track to finish his 50-month... Read More »
A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against Iris USA, Inc., a manufacturer of household and pet storage products, claiming that the company’s airtight pet food containers are defectively designed and have led to the suffocation deaths of multiple pets. The case, filed on October 22 in the U.S. District... Read More »
Colgate-Palmolive Company is facing a class action lawsuit in California that accuses the company of misleading consumers by marketing its “hello kids” toothpaste line as safe and natural, while allegedly containing unsafe levels of lead. The case was filed on October 22 by California residents Nathan Barton and Cynthia Fahrnkopf... Read More »
A group of authors has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Inc., accusing the company of using their copyrighted books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence. The case, filed on October 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that Apple’s... Read More »
A Washington, D.C. resident has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated after he was detained for peacefully protesting the National Guard’s deployment in the city. The complaint, filed on October 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was brought by Sam O’Hara... Read More »
Lizzo is once again facing a legal challenge over her music, this time, for a track that hasn’t even been released. A Georgia-based entity known as the GRC Trust has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the singer, claiming that a snippet of her unreleased song “I’m Goin’ in Till... Read More »
