The criminal case against a woman charged with felony stalking of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has been put on hold after a Los Angeles judge ordered her to undergo a formal mental health evaluation. The ruling, handed down Tuesday, will determine whether 55-year-old Michelle Dick is competent to stand trial... Read More »
Grammy-winning producer Jermaine Dupri has filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment, accusing the label of systematically underpaying him and hiding royalties earned from his work with some of the biggest names in music, including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Xscape, Bow Wow, and Da Brat. Filed in federal court in... Read More »
An insurer has gone to federal court in California to argue that it bears no responsibility for defending or paying out claims against Sama, the data annotation company accused of using recordings captured by Meta's smart glasses to help train artificial intelligence systems. In a complaint filed Monday, the insurer contends... Read More »
Massachusetts-based movie content website Screendollars has taken Sirius XM Radio to court, accusing the satellite radio company and its advertising unit, Pandora Media, of infringing on its trademarked logo, a stylized design featuring a five-pointed star centered inside the letter "S." Screendollars LLC filed the trademark infringement and unfair competition... Read More »
Apple Inc. is facing a proposed class action in federal court in Illinois over claims that its Face ID system secretly captures detailed scans of users' irises and retinas without the written consent required under the state's biometric privacy law.The complaint, filed Saturday, was brought by Samantha Mettler, an Illinois... Read More »
The creative history behind one of the toy industry's most famous brands is now the subject of a federal lawsuit, with a graphic designer and former licensing executive arguing that he, not Xavier Roberts, the man long credited as the creator of Cabbage Patch Kids, is responsible for turning a... Read More »
A federal judge in New York has ruled that an exhibition bout between former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and kickboxer Mike Zambidis can move forward, rejecting a broadcasting company's argument that the fight violated Mayweather's contractual commitments tied to an upcoming match against Mike Tyson. In a ruling issued last... Read More »
Live Nation is doubling down on its effort to reverse a jury verdict that found the company had monopolized significant portions of the live entertainment business, arguing in new court filings this week that state enforcers never proved the kind of harm antitrust law actually requires. In a filing submitted last... Read More »
Meta is fighting back against what it calls an extraordinary and unjustified demand for damages ahead of a high-stakes trial over allegations that its platforms were built to hook young users. In a filing submitted Monday, the company argued that four states, California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey, are pursuing more... Read More »
United Airlines must face a proposed class action in California federal court over claims that it charged passengers extra for seats labeled as window seats even though some allegedly had no windows, a federal judge ruled.U.S. District Judge James Donato denied the airline’s request to dismiss the lawsuit, allowing breach... Read More »
