Smokey Robinson’s $50 million sexual assault lawsuit has a third defense attorney in three months, with a new lawyer taking over as six former employees pursue allegations against the Motown legend ahead of a 2027 trial.Attorney Anahita Sedaghatfar appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court this week as counsel for Robinson... Read More »
Universal Music Group and Sony Music have filed a new copyright lawsuit against Suno just days after the AI music company launched its latest model with licensed music from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.Filed Friday in Massachusetts federal court, the complaint accuses Suno of infringing more than 60,000 sound... Read More »
Erica Campbell’s record label is suing music distributor SRG/ILS Group for more than $1 million, alleging that three gospel releases generated more than 113 million streams while the company failed to provide a single royalty statement.My Block Records Inc., the independent label founded by producer Warryn Campbell, filed the breach-of-contract... Read More »
Shein is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit over allegedly unauthorized Selena Quintanilla merchandise, arguing that independent merchants sold the disputed products through its marketplace and that the company cannot be held directly liable for those sales.The motion, filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, targets claims... Read More »
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter is facing a proposed class action accusing him and companies tied to his financial empire of concealing billions of dollars in Walter-linked investments from annuity customers while his insurance businesses were under federal investigation.Filed Sept. 16 in federal court in Miami, the lawsuit was... Read More »
More than 70 people who bought, used, or were recorded by Meta’s smart glasses are accusing the company of capturing some of their most private moments, including people undressing, using the bathroom, and having sex, and routing some of that material to overseas contractors reviewing data for its artificial intelligence... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them when she was a teenager.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan directed the DOJ... Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to study whether developers of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems should be required to build an emergency “kill switch” and submit to greater independent oversight, opening the door to another expansion of California’s AI rules.Executive Order N-9-26, signed Friday, directs the... Read More »
Massage therapist Kellye Croft has refiled sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein and New York Knicks owner James Dolan in New York state court, bringing back allegations that were previously part of a federal sex trafficking lawsuit dismissed in California.Croft filed the complaint Friday in New York County Supreme Court,... Read More »
Meritage Hospitality Group, one of Wendy’s largest U.S. franchise operators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after weaker restaurant sales, rising food costs and growing financial pressure across the fast-food chain.The Grand Rapids-based company filed its bankruptcy case Thursday, September 17, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western... Read More »
