The estate of Michael Jackson is facing a new federal lawsuit filed by four adult siblings who allege they were sexually abused by the late singer over a period spanning more than a decade when they were minors. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, was... Read More »
Walmart will pay $11 million and provide additional monetary relief to resolve federal and state allegations that it misrepresented base pay and tips offered to drivers using its Spark delivery platform. The settlement, entered in federal court, follows claims by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states that... Read More »
Crispin Glover is facing a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges the actor subjected her to coercion, abuse, and exploitation after persuading her to relocate to Los Angeles. The complaint, filed Wednesday in California and obtained by multiple outlets, lists claims including battery, fraud, wrongful eviction, malicious prosecution,... Read More »
A former project manager suing Kanye West, now known as Ye, testified this week that the artist ordered him to live at a Malibu beachfront property during an aggressive renovation project and twice confronted him in the middle of the night, demanding to know why he was not working. Tony... Read More »
Fourteen states have filed a federal lawsuit accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of violating the Administrative Procedure Act by revising the nation’s vaccine schedule without following the procedures required by federal law. The complaint, filed Feb. 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern... Read More »
The Texas man responsible for the 2023 car crash that killed Laura Lynch, a founding member of the country group later known as the Chicks, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Domenick Chavez, 33, accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors in El Paso County in connection with the... Read More »
Hip-hop duo Outkast has formally resolved their trademark lawsuit against an Atlanta-based electronic music duo performing under the name ATLiens, ending a legal dispute that centered on ownership of one of hip-hop’s most recognizable coined terms. Court filings submitted on Feb. 19 in the U.S. District Court in Georgia state... Read More »
With jury selection scheduled to begin on March 2, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have asked a federal judge to postpone their antitrust trial, arguing that two recent legal rulings could significantly reshape the scope of the case. In a motion filed Sunday in U.S. District Court, the companies requested permission... Read More »
A University of Michigan student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was wrongly accused of using artificial intelligence to complete coursework because of writing traits linked to her documented disabilities. Filed earlier this month in federal court, the complaint names the university and select staff members, including former professor... Read More »
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of director Rob Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Los Angeles home in December. The plea was entered in a packed courtroom as Reiner stood behind glass in a custody enclosure.... Read More »
