Disney and filmmaker James Cameron have defeated a copyright lawsuit seeking at least $500 million over claims that Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash copied elements of another science-fiction project.U.S. District Judge George H. Wu dismissed animator Eric Ryder’s case on October 1, 2026, finding that... Read More »
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has won a temporary court order blocking Minnesota from enforcing its first-in-the-nation ban on AI tools that can generate realistic nude images of identifiable people, escalating a First Amendment fight over Grok and AI-generated sexual images.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit... Read More »
Interscope Records is facing a lawsuit seeking more than $25 million over the recording rights to Gigi Perez, with an early label partner claiming Universal Music Group improperly redirected the singer’s rights to another UMG label after her career took off.Mogul Vision LLC sued UMG Recordings Inc. on September 30,... Read More »
Halle Berry is asking a Los Angeles court to restore 50/50 custody of her son with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, directly denying his allegation that she choked the 13-year-old during a confrontation that led a judge to restrict her parenting time.In an Oct. 5, 2026, declaration, Berry said she has never... Read More »
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, is challenging search warrants used to raid his residences during an investigation into allegations that he shared sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein.The former prince has been granted permission to ask Britain's High Court to quash the warrants, which authorized searches of Marsh Farm on... Read More »
Olivia Dean’s song “I’ve Seen It” is at the center of a new copyright lawsuit claiming the track copied the distinctive melody of Bill Withers’ Grammy-winning “Just the Two of Us.”Mattie Music Group filed the complaint on October 1, 2026, in federal court in Los Angeles against Capitol Records, Universal... Read More »
Starbucks is facing a proposed class action accusing it of calling protein drinks “Sugar-Free” even though some venti servings contain as much as 21 grams of sugar, setting up a fight over whether the label describes the syrup or the finished beverage.Three consumers filed the lawsuit on October 2, 2026,... Read More »
A Trump-appointed federal judge found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made illegal arrests during a Bronx operation, falsified official records, and gave apparently false testimony after arresting a man they had mistaken for someone else.U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown issued the findings Monday, October 5, 2026, in the... Read More »
McDonald’s is facing a proposed nationwide class action alleging that its AI-powered pricing system coordinated menu prices across thousands of U.S. restaurants and caused customers to pay more for Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, and other items.The lawsuit, filed October 2, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District... Read More »
Ye is asking a Los Angeles judge to throw out a wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment lawsuit brought by former Donda Academy worker Murphy Aficionado, arguing he was never a Yeezy employee and cannot produce enough evidence to take his claims to trial.The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, filed... Read More »