Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González on Thursday signed legislation amending the territory’s Penal Code to recognize a fetus as a human being within the article that defines murder, a change that has prompted concern from doctors and civil rights advocates about how the law may be applied. The amendment, contained... Read More »

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni did not reach a settlement in their ongoing legal battle tied to the film It Ends With Us, following a six-hour mediation session in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday. Both actors appeared in person for the closed-door conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L.... Read More »

Estée Lauder has sued Walmart in federal court in California, alleging the retailer allowed counterfeit beauty and fragrance products bearing Estée Lauder trademarks to be sold through its online marketplace. The complaint alleges shoppers were misled about the authenticity and source of products listed on Walmart.com. According to the lawsuit,... Read More »

Novo Nordisk has filed a federal lawsuit accusing telehealth company Hims & Hers Health of infringing its semaglutide patent by marketing and selling compounded weight loss drugs. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, challenges whether Hims’ compounded semaglutide products unlawfully use technology protected... Read More »

Michael Bay has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit accusing Cadillac and the leadership behind its new Formula 1 racing team of using his creative ideas for a Super Bowl commercial after abruptly cutting him out of the project. The action director alleges he was brought on to develop and direct... Read More »

Actor and director Timothy Busfield has been formally indicted on four felony counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, following a grand jury decision in New Mexico. The charges stem from allegations involving twin child actors Busfield worked with on the Fox drama series The Cleaning Lady. Busfield, 68,... Read More »

Raising Cane's has filed a lawsuit against the landlord of one of its Boston locations, alleging that the property owner is attempting to terminate a long-term commercial lease by characterizing the chicken-finger fast-food restaurant’s normal cooking smells as a legal nuisance. The dispute involves a restaurant in the Back Bay... Read More »

Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden is continuing a long-running lawsuit against the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging the league leaked private emails to force his resignation and damage his career. In a recent court filing, Gruden’s attorneys state that his claimed losses exceed $150 million, citing... Read More »

A federal jury in California has ordered Medtronic to pay $382 million after finding that the company unlawfully monopolized the market for blood vessel sealing devices used in surgery. The verdict, returned Thursday in federal court in Santa Ana, California, found that Medtronic violated federal antitrust law through pricing and... Read More »

Chris Brown is facing a new lawsuit from a songwriter who claims the singer excluded him from songwriting credit and compensation tied to two commercially successful tracks, “Monalisa” and “Sensational.” The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court by songwriter Steve Chokpelle, who alleges he contributed original lyrics to... Read More »

The Supreme Court has allowed California to use its newly approved congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, rejecting an emergency request to block the districts and clearing the way for the state to proceed under lines drawn last year. The decision keeps the voter-approved map in place as Democrats... Read More »

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow the use of Lil Durk’s lyrics, music videos, and related visual imagery as evidence at his upcoming murder-for-hire trial, arguing that the material is directly relevant to establishing motive, intent, and participation in the alleged crime. In court filings, the government pushed... Read More »

Starbucks is facing a lawsuit from a former senior executive who alleges the company terminated her after she raised internal concerns about safety risks associated with new in-store equipment. According to court filings, Janice Waszak, a former Starbucks executive involved in equipment development, claims the company retaliated against her after... Read More »

A Florida couple has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic and a physician, alleging that the wrong embryo was implanted during their in vitro fertilization treatment and that the child born as a result is not genetically related to either parent. According to court filings, the couple, identified as... Read More »

A Los Angeles County judge has fined an attorney $1,500 for violating a pretrial court order during testimony by Cardi B in a civil assault case that ended decisively in the rapper’s favor last year. In a six-page ruling issued Wednesday, Judge Ian C. Fusselman found that attorney Ron A.... Read More »