A Missouri judge struck down a broad set of abortion restrictions, ruling that many of the state’s older abortion laws conflict with a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom.In a June 18 ruling in Jackson County Circuit Court, Judge Jerri Zhang issued a final judgment after a 10-day bench trial... Read More »
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sued TikTok, ByteDance, and related entities, accusing the company of violating a new state law that restricts minors’ social media accounts and misleading parents about the app’s safety for young users.The complaint, filed June 15 in St. Lucie County Circuit Court, claims TikTok continues... Read More »
D4vd appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where a judge granted a request to postpone a key hearing in the criminal case accusing him of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.The singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, agreed to move his probable cause hearing from June 29... Read More »
Chobani is facing a federal lawsuit from Danone US over claims that it manipulated serving sizes to overstate the protein content of 32-ounce Chobani 20G Protein Greek Yogurt tubs.The lawsuit, filed June 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges Chobani uses an inflated... Read More »
Chris Brown’s civil trial over allegations that a security dog at his Los Angeles home severely mauled a former housekeeper was abruptly halted Tuesday after a judge declared a mistrial over juror misconduct.The singer was expected to take the stand as the first witness when Judge Huey P. Cotton informed... Read More »
A federal judge in New York has dismissed Dawn Richard’s federal lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, finding that most of the former Danity Kane member’s claims were filed too late under New York law.In a ruling issued June 12, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed 17 of Richard’s 18... Read More »
An Ohio jury has awarded $2 million to the family of Milka Simonoski, a former O’Neill Healthcare-Fairview Park resident who died after developing a urinary tract infection while living at the Cleveland-area nursing home.The verdict, entered after a trial before Judge Spellacy in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas,... Read More »
The long-running sexual abuse lawsuit brought by Wade Robson and James Safechuck against companies associated with Michael Jackson will not reach a courtroom until 2028, following a California judge’s decision to postpone the trial once again.During a hearing on Friday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael E. Whitaker approved... Read More »
Washington state’s child welfare agency, the Department of Children, Youth and Families, will pay $80 million to settle claims that it failed to protect two children who were left in the care of their biological parents despite repeated warnings about their safety.The two children at the center of the case,... Read More »
America’s Next Top Model creator and former host Tyra Banks has filed a lawsuit against Netflix over its recent docuseries Reality Check, alleging the streaming giant and the project’s filmmakers manipulated her interview footage to create a false and damaging portrayal of her role on the reality show.Banks says she... Read More »
