Lawsuit over Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ dropped The complainant called Carey’s classic a ‘derivative version in terms of the lyrics, melody, harmonic language, rhythm, and meter’ Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022
Trump says he has filed lawsuit against New York attorney general accusing her of ‘crusade’ against him Lawsuit accuses Letitia James of pursuing a ‘relentless, pernicious, public, and unapologetic crusade’ against Trump The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Illinois AG sues to stop Jewel-Osco parent Albertsons from paying $4 billion dividend Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sued grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, which announced in October they plan to merge, over a nearly $4 billion payment scheduled to go out to Albertsons shareholders in November. Chicago Tribune · Nov 2, 2022
Family of bullied Utah girl who died by suicide files claim Attorneys representing the family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide alerted a northern Utah school district on Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit seeking damages for their inadequate response to bullying The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Rape lawsuit against Trey Songz dismissed over statute of limitations LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday dismissed a $20 million lawsuit accusing Trey Songz of rape after the singer argued the complaint was not valid under a statute of limitations. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
Before DeSantis could say he kicked migrants out of Florida, he had to pay to fly them in MIAMI — Documents released this week by the aviation company that helped manage Florida’s $12 million migrant relocation program shed new light on behind-the-scenes dealings as the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, working with the politically connected vendor, wriggled around a requirement that Florida use the money to export Florida… Miami Herald · Nov 2, 2022
The Most Notorious Neo-Fascist Hate Group in Texas Can’t Catch A Break As much as 10 percent of the white supremacist Patriot Front, including leader Thomas Rousseau, are facing a civil lawsuit or criminal cases. Texas Observer · Nov 2, 2022
WA sues to block $4 billion Albertsons dividend ahead of Kroger merger Washington's top lawyer has asked a court to stop Albertsons from paying investors a $4 billion dividend set to be paid out ahead of the grocery retailer's proposed merger with rival Kroger. Tribune News Service · Nov 2, 2022
Trump Tower protest lawsuit settled just before trial set to begin Efrain Galicia and several other protesters had filed a civil suit alleging Trump’s security guards roughed them up in 2015 The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2022
Trump lawyers' Clarence Thomas plot "We want to frame things so that Thomas could be the one to issue some sort of stay," wrote attorney Ken Chesebro Salon · Nov 2, 2022
Attorney for LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed files $250M defamation lawsuit against ‘jackals’ Fox Sports, AP, Shane Ryan Golfweek confirmed with the Middle District Court of Florida's Jacksonville Division that the suit was filed this week. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 2, 2022
Alec Baldwin’s bid to be dropped from Rust civil lawsuit denied by US judge Mamie Mitchell’s suit alleges that Baldwin fired the weapon when it was not called for in the script of the Western. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022
'Rust' script supervisor lawsuit against Alec Baldwin can proceed, judge says LOS ANGELES — Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor on the movie "Rust," can proceed with her lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer in New Mexico, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
Former assistant sues filmmaker Randall Emmett for alleged sued for race discrimination, hostile workplace LOS ANGELES — One of Randall Emmett's former assistants has sued the once-prominent filmmaker, accusing him of racial discrimination and creating a hostile workplace that included the use of the N-word. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022 Judge OKs lawsuit against Angels over Tyler Skaggs death A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022 Fulton County election workers’ defamation suit against Giuliani can advance, judge rules ATLANTA — A federal judge has rejected Rudy Giuliani’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two Fulton County election workers who say their lives were upended by false claims of voting fraud.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Hillary Clinton wants Donald Trump to pay legal fees after conspiracy lawsuit dismissed The former secretary of state argues that Mr Trump and his attorneys should be forced to pay $1.06m
Salon · Nov 1, 2022 True the Vote fraud conspiracists jailed Leaders of Texas-based group, which promoted election conspiracy theories, were taken into custody on Monday
Axios · Nov 1, 2022 Judge tosses Trump chief of staff Meadows' lawsuit challenging Jan. 6 committee subpoenas The Constitution protects the panel investigating the Capitol riot, judge rules.
Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022 Hillary Clinton seeks sanctions on Trump over failed conspiracy suit Hillary Clinton asked a federal judge to sanction former President Donald Trump and his lawyers for filing an allegedly frivolous lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to undermine his term in office.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Hoopa Valley tribe sues over water contracts in California The Hoopa Valley tribe alleges in a lawsuit that the Biden administration is failing to collect money from farms that rely on federally supplied water to pay for damages to tribal fisheries
Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022 Beset by federal lawsuit, Kansas City home lender exits the business after 71 years Kansas City-based James B. Nutter & Co., one of the nation’s largest private mortgage lenders that since its founding in 1951 helped hundreds of thousands of Americans buy their first homes, has announced that it is going out of the home loan business.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Judge denies Rudy Giuliani’s motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit from Georgia election workers Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer was sued by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss last December
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Judge won't dismiss election workers' suit against Giuliani A federal judge has declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by two women who served as election workers in Georgia in November 2020
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Feds concerned about armed people at Arizona ballot boxes The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it stepped into a lawsuit over the monitoring