An executive producer of Obsession is suing the production company behind the horror blockbuster, alleging she was denied a promised share of profits after the low-budget film grossed more than $505 million worldwide.Leonora Ann Darby filed the lawsuit Aug. 28 in Los Angeles Superior Court against Tea Shop Productions and... Read More »
“Below Deck Mediterranean” star Nathan Gallagher was convicted of three domestic violence offenses Tuesday after failing to appear in a Sydney court, where a judge issued a warrant for his arrest as authorities confirmed he is believed to be overseas.Gallagher, 28, had pleaded not guilty to charges of assault occasioning... Read More »
Apple has accused OpenAI of destroying potential evidence in its federal trade secrets case, telling a judge that a forensic review of a former Apple engineer’s MacBook found he used a confidential circuit schematic after joining the artificial intelligence company.The Aug. 31 filing adds new allegations against former Apple engineer... Read More »
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, says he has about $1.2 billion in debt and wants even more, arguing that borrowing to buy income-producing real estate is one of the ways he builds wealth. But most of that $1.2 billion is not debt he personally owes.Kim Kiyosaki,... Read More »
Federal prosecutors say Daejon Love posed as a San Francisco 49ers player to gain the trust of women he met on dating apps, then persuaded them to put money into purported investments. Authorities have identified at least 26 alleged victims in a scheme involving about $1.3 million.Love's online persona became... Read More »
A federal judge has rejected Trader Joe’s bid to dismiss a trademark claim in J.M. Smucker’s lawsuit accusing the grocer of copying the distinctive look of its Uncrustables sandwiches.The dispute pits Smucker’s familiar round, crimped sandwich design against a Trader Joe’s product the retailer describes as a “squircle,” or a... Read More »
Amazon was sued Monday by the Federal Trade Commission and 22 states over allegations that it secretly changed how its advertising auctions set prices and overcharged about 1.2 million U.S. advertisers by more than $20 billion.Filed August 31 in federal court in Washington state, the lawsuit claims Amazon altered the... Read More »
Meta has won dismissal of a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of using Instagram Shopping to monopolize shopping on social media, with a California judge finding that Winstag owner Ollywan Limited had not provided enough facts to support its claims of monopoly power and harm to competition.U.S. Magistrate Judge... Read More »
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit, has been granted temporary leave from electronically monitored custody to attend funeral events for King Harald V, less than three months after he was convicted of two rapes and sentenced to four years in prison.Prosecutors authorized Høiby, 29, to leave the... Read More »
Tennessee officials are pushing to rename Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton, with the proposal headed to the airport's governing board as commissioners consider whether to revise a naming rule that currently requires a two-year waiting period.Gov. Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport announced the effort Friday, three days after... Read More »
Druyan-Sagan Associates Inc., the company that controls Carl Sagan’s intellectual property rights, has sued Luma AI, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of using an eight-second audio clip from “Cosmos” without permission in an advertisement for its Ray 3.14 generative video platform.The company, which is controlled by Sagan’s widow, Ann Druyan,... Read More »
Oura is facing a proposed class action accusing the smart ring maker of misleading consumers about the sleep tracking accuracy of its Oura Rings and how closely their sleep stage estimates compare with clinical testing.California resident Madison Surber filed the lawsuit Aug. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
An Idaho judge has set a 2027 schedule for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw the guilty plea that resulted in four consecutive life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, while prosecutors seek to have his post-conviction challenge dismissed.Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler scheduled a status conference... Read More »
Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday has sued Snap Inc., accusing the company of misleading parents about Snapchat’s 13+ age rating while using design features the state claims encourage compulsive use among young people.Filed Tuesday, Aug. 25, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the lawsuit relies on Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade... Read More »
Starr Manufacturing is seeking more than $25,000 in a defamation lawsuit against an Ohio woman over a one-star Google review that the company claims contained false allegations about its manufacturing and quality record.The family-owned industrial equipment maker, based in Vienna, sued Columbus resident Julie Watson in Trumbull County Common Pleas... Read More »
