The widow of Tony Gwynn, and his two adult children, filed a wrongful death suit against various corporate tobacco interests and individuals associated with the industry on Monday.
Hugh Hefner is being sued by a model, who at one time accused Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her, suggesting the Playboy icon and founder was an enabler of Cosby’s behavior with her and other women.
Olympic gold medalist and musician Shaun White is being sued by the female drummer in his band, “Bad Things,” who is alleging that White sexually harassed her and did not pay her for her performance in the group.
A Chicago woman is suing Starbucks alleging that they are putting too much ice in their iced drinks. She has brought the suit as a class action.
The conservative American Freedom Law Center is defending a trendy California restaurant, Urth Caffé, and plans a countersuit against seven Muslim women who sued the cafe claiming they were targeted because of Islamophobia.
Mississippi resident Larry Christmas Jr. claims his dreadlocks were the reason the Gulf Port Fire Department didn’t hire him. Christmas has filed a $2.5 million racial discrimination lawsuit for compensation and damages.
A federal appeals court ruled against former NFL players seeking a better settlement against the league in the landmark concussion lawsuit.
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday is asking a federal judge to prevent a group of surfers, known as the Lunada Bay Boys, from continuing with over a decade of violence and intimidation tactics to prevent “outsiders” from surfing in their spot along the coast in Palos Verdes Estates, one of California’s most coveted surf breaks.
A Nashville jury has awarded a staggering $55 million to Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews from her lawsuit targeting the man who videoed her naked, then posted it online, and the Nashville Marriott, where the incident occurred.
A class-action lawsuit was filed this week against the Minnesota Timberwolves, asserting that the team “fundamentally, and unlawfully, alters the way Timberwolves ticket holders may use and transfer tickets.”
On Tuesday, Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals held a press conference to speak publicly for the first time about allegations in an Al Jazeera America documentary linking him to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a message for Donald Trump: Go ahead and sue me or move on with your campaign.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday afternoon that the federal Department of Justice will sue the cash-strapped city of Ferguson, Missouri, because the city council rejected an expensive deal negotiated by federal officials.
Orange Is the New Black actress Taryn Manning is suing the New York City Police Department for $10 million after she says she was wrongfully arrested for threatening her stalker.
An illegal immigrant, who was permanently injured on the job in Indianapolis, is suing to recover the wages and other benefits he lost after his injury, even though, as an undocumented worker, he shouldn’t even have been employed.
A woman who formerly worked for Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) is suing her, claiming that she was fired for reporting that Sanchez and her staffers were guilty of unethical and illegal conduct.
On Wednesday, a California man claiming he had submitted a missing, winning ticket to state lottery officials for a $63 million jackpot filed suit, asserting that officials had destroyed the evidence. Brandy Milliner’s suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior
The St. Louis Rams may be leaving St. Louis for sunny southern California, but they won’t be leaving their troubles behind them.
Sen. Ted Cruz faces a ‘birther lawsuit,’ from a left-wing Houston lawyer Newton Schwartz, according to a new report.
’Twas the week before Christmas, and a pregnant California woman found a bloody human fingertip in the Applebee’s Chinese chicken salad she had been enjoying with her family. Cathleen Martin made the grim discovery on December 20 at the Paso Robles
the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League filed a lawsuit against the city to stop the NFL from turning the lush, green fields next to Levi’s Stadium into a media base for Super Bowl 50.
A former student of San Diego’s Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) whose wife is dying of cancer is suing the school for misrepresenting its postgraduation employment figures, leaving him driving an Uber to support his family.
After a year-long legal battle that rolled through court rooms in the U.S. and Europe, Apple has settled a patent dispute with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson
Elaine Brown, 72, former head of the Black Panthers from 1974 to 1977, and who was implicated (though never charged) in the murder of accountant Betty Van Patter, is suing the city of Oakland for $1 million after Councilwoman Desley Brooks allegedly assaulted her at a local restaurant.
Oscar-winning actor and musician Jared Leto has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against TMZ for publishing an alleged “stolen” video in which he insults pop singer Taylor Swift.
GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is being sued by the band Survivor for using their song “Eye of the Tiger” at his rally supporting Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.
Taylor Swift is reportedly being sued by a songwriter who claims he created a famous phrase she used in her 2014 hit “Shake It Off.”
The release of Tom Cruise’s upcoming drug thriller film Mena is now threatened by a lawsuit against Universal Studios.
Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz is taking precautions after noticing a Navy veteran filed a $5 million suit against the U.S. government, the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park after a heavy cone from a bunya pine tree fell, striking him on the head.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City woman vilified for suing her 12-year-old nephew over a broken wrist she suffered when he jumped in her arms to greet her four years ago said Thursday she was “never comfortable” with the lawsuit.
NEW YORK – A Manhattan woman is suing her own nephew after the excited 8-year-old’s hug allegedly caused her to fall and break her wrist.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is ordering Donald Trump to quit using one of his band’s biggest hits at campaign events, and has even threatened legal action against the GOP frontrunner.
On Wednesday, a woman who alleged her breasts were exposed by police before she was thrown into a police van without being covered up in 2012 was awarded $95,000 by the Baltimore City Board of Estimates.
Kidnapping victim Denise Huskins has filed a claim against the City of Vallejo and the city’s police department for treating her March abduction and alleged sexual assault as a hoax.
Weeks after being forced to defend its line of organic sunblock, Jessica Alba’s all-natural Honest Company is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers about what ingredients are in its other products.
A Boston Red Sox fan who was struck in the head by a foul ball in June, 2014, has sued team owner John Henry, claiming negligence on the part of the owner.
Parents of an illegal alien that died while attempting to enter the United States illegally on a panga boat off the southern California coastline are suing three agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Comic book legend Stan Lee and his wife and daughter are being sued by a former employee, who says he was not only severely emotionally abused while working for the family this year, but was also never paid.
Italian cheese makers are weighing whether or not to take legal action against pornographic video sharing website Pornhub, for comparing its premium video services to their cherished brand of cheese.
A former intern working for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s Dualstar Entertainment Group has filed a class-action lawsuit with dozens of other interns, who accuse the company of abusing them by taking advantage of loopholes in minimum wage requirements.
