Ariana Grande has secured fast-tracked subpoena authority from a Los Angeles judge, allowing her legal team to seek records that could identify the people accused of stealing her unreleased music, photographs, and videos and selling the material on the dark web.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein granted... Read More »
Opponents of California’s plan to eliminate Catalina Island’s entire population of non-native mule deer are asking a Los Angeles County judge to stop the first shootings before they begin in September.The request comes as their lawsuit challenges the state’s approval of the eradication project and its use of an exemption... Read More »
A former Death Row Records associate refused to identify people he said were present on the night Tupac Shakur was fatally shot, repeatedly telling an attorney that he did not want his testimony to help send Duane “Keffe D” Davis to prison.James “Mob James” McDonald, a former Mob Piru Bloods... Read More »
Former Meta product design manager James Tillinghast is suing Meta Platforms, alleging the company fired him after he refused to sign an immigration support letter that he says overstated another employee's work and after he raised concerns about how Meta provided immigration assistance to workers.The lawsuit, filed Aug. 17 in... Read More »
FKA Twigs has won a key ruling in her trademark dispute with indie band The Twigs after a federal judge dismissed the group's infringement claims because they waited too long to bring them. The Tuesday decision marks a setback for twin sisters Laura and Linda Good, who perform as The... Read More »
Minnesota sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, asking a federal court to force him to authorize the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with assault in Minneapolis. State officials argue Abbott has a mandatory constitutional duty to return the agent and warn that continued delay could... Read More »
Christian metal band Demon Hunter has sued Netflix and concert promoter AEG Presents, claiming the use of the name "KPop Demon Hunters" for music, merchandise, and an upcoming live tour infringes the band's trademark and is creating confusion among consumers.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles... Read More »
A Moscow court has authorized the arrest in absentia of Conor Kennedy, the son of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his service with Ukraine’s International Legion. Russian authorities accuse Kennedy of participating in the war as a mercenary, a criminal allegation that turns on... Read More »
More than 30 Jeffrey Epstein survivors suing the federal government over the FBI’s alleged failure to act on years of warnings about the financier have cleared another hurdle, after a federal magistrate judge recommended denying the government’s latest attempt to dismiss their negligence claims.U.S. Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe issued... Read More »
Jeanie Buss is challenging her siblings’ plan to sell the Buss family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, arguing that the family trust and a 2017 court order prevent the shares from being sold without approval from the trust’s current co-trustees.Five of Jerry Buss’s six children have voted... Read More »
