Rapper Lil Wayne has secured a legal victory after a California judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of assaulting a security guard and ordered the plaintiff and his attorney to pay more than $29,000 in sanctions.According to court documents, plaintiff Christian Carlos and his lawyer have been held jointly... Read More »
The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Paramount Skydance Corporation’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, concluding that the roughly $110 billion media merger is unlikely to harm competition or American consumers.The Antitrust Division announced the decision Friday after an eight-month investigation and did not require Paramount to sell assets, accept... Read More »
Seattle has agreed to pay $2.6 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by four female police officers who accused Seattle Police Department leaders of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation.The lawsuit, filed in 2024, named former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz, former Assistant Chief Dan Nelson, and current Lt. John... Read More »
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 »
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 »
