Pras Michél, founding member of the Fugees, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison following his conviction on charges that included conspiracy, money laundering, and illegal lobbying. The sentence was handed down Thursday by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C. Michél will also serve three years of supervised... Read More »
Smokey Robinson is facing new sexual battery allegations as two additional former domestic employees move to join an existing lawsuit accusing the Motown singer of years of misconduct inside his homes in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The new claims, one from a male former worker and another from a... Read More »
A Suffolk County police officer and Marine Corps veteran, Matias Ferreira, has sued Delta Air Lines, alleging the carrier’s crew discriminated against him by forcing him to give up his emergency exit-row seat because he wears prosthetic legs. The lawsuit, filed November 10 in Queens County Supreme Court, accuses the... Read More »
Visa and Mastercard have reached a revised settlement in a federal antitrust lawsuit brought by U.S. merchants, announced earlier this month, that would reduce certain credit card fees and adjust longstanding card acceptance rules. The agreement, which a federal judge must review before it can take effect, would give retailers... Read More »
As jury selection opened this week in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation and cyberstalking lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz, the case took an immediate turn: Tory Lanez, whose 2022 criminal conviction underpins much of the civil dispute, was held in contempt of court. A federal magistrate judge ruled that Lanez’s repeated... Read More »
Lil Nas X returned to a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, marking his first public appearance since completing an inpatient treatment program following his August arrest. The musician, born Montero Hill, kept a low profile during the brief proceeding, offering no statements as he entered the courtroom surrounded by his... Read More »
A North Carolina jury has ordered social media influencer Brenay Kennard to pay $1.75 million to a Durham woman who accused her of breaking up her marriage through an affair with her husband. The verdict, reached this week in Durham County Court, found Kennard liable for alienation of affection and... Read More »
A new lawsuit accuses an Army doctor at Fort Hood of secretly recording women during medical exams and claims military officials ignored earlier warnings about his conduct. The complaint, filed in Bell County District Court, names Army Maj. Blaine McGraw and the United States Army as the defendants. Attorneys say... Read More »
Cardi B’s legal team is pushing back against an effort to reopen her recently settled civil case, calling the move “absurd” and “entirely frivolous.” The security guard who accused the rapper of assaulting her outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office has requested a new trial, but Cardi B’s attorneys say... Read More »
Two wrongful death lawsuits filed in Travis County District Court accuse Camp Mystic, a private girls’ summer camp in Kerr County, of negligence and gross negligence in the July 4, 2025, flood that killed 27 people, including 25 campers, two counselors, and the camp’s co-owner. The cases claim that camp... Read More »
Male ride-share drivers have filed class-action lawsuits against Uber and Lyft in California, alleging that the companies’ new ride-matching features, which allow riders to request female drivers, unlawfully discriminate based on gender. According to the complaints filed in California state court, the plaintiffs argue that the programs limit their income... Read More »
The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company have asked a Los Angeles Superior Court to block UCLA from ending its lease and moving its home football games before their lawsuit is decided. The motion, filed Monday, asks the court for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revisit its landmark same-sex marriage ruling, rejecting an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. The order, issued without comment, leaves in place lower court decisions holding Davis personally liable for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the 2015... Read More »
A new filing in U.S. District Court shows Blake Lively is seeking $161 million in damages in her ongoing lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni. The court document offers the first full accounting of the financial losses Lively says she suffered, including earnings, brand profits, and reputational harm linked... Read More »
A federal judge in California has narrowed a proposed class action accusing PayPal of using unfair rules that raise prices for online shoppers, giving consumers one final chance to revise their claims. The lawsuit was filed by a group of online buyers who say PayPal’s merchant rules prevent retailers from... Read More »
