The year is almost over, but it’s not too late for a late contender for the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011. This one comes at the cross section of Michael Jackson fandom and the sometimes conspiracy-breeding domain of law known as copyright. A man is suing MSNBC for airing an interview with Dr. Conrad Murray […]
When Michelle Lee, 29, walked into a bar in Roselle, Illinois, she says she was feeling frumpy, tired and really, really big. Eight months pregnant with her first child, she’d flown into town that day from Denver to attend her baby shower and her friends had talked her into a night out. But her effort […]
R&B diva Patti LaBelle hurled curses and half a bottle of water, at a woman and her 18-month-old daughter after a dust-up over parenting in an apartment building lobby, according to a lawsuit filed Monday and the family’s lawyer. The couple live in a Manhattan building where the Grammy Award-winning singer stayed for a time […]
Kim Kardashian has hired lawyer Marty Singer to silence a man identifying himself as her former publicist and asserting that her 72-day marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries was a sham. According to TMZ, Kardashian is seeking $200,000 in legal damages from Jonathan Jaxson. On Friday, Jaxson told “Good Day L.A.” that he worked for […]
Disney bosses have been hit with a lawsuit from a New York nun who alleges that her autobiography was the inspiration for the “Sister Act” movie and musical. Delois Blakely claims she was a “young, black, singing nun serving the street people and youths of Harlem” when she wrote her 1987 book, “The Harlem Street […]
Reality TV star Tonya Cooley, whom you may remember originally from “The Real World: Chicago” and subsequently from “The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins,” is suing MTV and production company Bunim/Murray for alleged sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination and sexual assault, among other claims. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Cooley […]
A well known business executive who labels himself “America’s Youngest African-American CEO of a Public Company” is being accused of bilking investors out of tens of millions of dollars. A 100-page-plus class action lawsuit was filed against Ephren Taylor, claiming he and other individuals operated a Ponzi Scheme that preyed upon hardworking churchgoing parishioners. The […]
Public Enemy frontman Chuck D (born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Tuesday, alleging that the music giant has short-changed its artists and producers in licensing deals for digital downloads and ringtones. Universal is being asked to pay the piper when it […]
Even though we live in a supersized world, bigger is not always better. One devoted White Castle customer is suing the restaurant chain because he can’t fit into the restaurant’s booths. Martin Kessman, who weighs 290 pounds, complained to management for more than 2 years after repeatedly knocking his knee into the tables’ metal supports. […]
During its run, NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” was typically in the position of stopping crime. But now the show has found itself in its own legal entanglement. A U.S. District Court judge has denied NBC’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Anurag Tiwari, clearing the way for the suit to go […]
Actress Melissa Joan Hart is a racist? That’s what a former employee of Melissa Joan Hart (former star of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’) claims in a lawsuit filed last week that names Hart and several other business associates as defendants. In the lawsuit, Shana Kharineh alleges that she was subjected to racial discrimination soon after […]
A New Hampshire high school student used a nipple clamp to zap himself with an electrical shock and may have “permanent brain damage” and will now sue. It happened at school and he blames the teacher, and claims the school should warn of the dangers of electricity and nipple clamps. Kyle Dubois is the student […]
