Lawsuit: $73,000 Glass Pool Table Not Up to Scratch
A glass pool table by Nottage Design is shown in this product publicity shot. (Nottage Design)(ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.) — The buyer of a futuristic, $73,000 glass pool table claims he’s been snookered. In a complaint filed in Orange Country, Calif., Su…
Report: Lindsay Lohan Plans to Sue Alleged Hit-and-Run Victim
Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images for amfAR(NEW YORK) — Lindsay Lohan plans to sue the man who’s accused her of striking him with her car in New York City last week.According to TMZ.com, Lohan plans to file a defamation lawsuit against 34-year-old Jo…
Woman Sues Ex Over Trove of Secret Tapes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CINCINNATI) — An Ohio woman is suing her ex-husband after she said he spied on her with a hidden video camera, microphone and a GPS for months in their home.Cathy Zang learned about the recordings during their 2009 divorce proce…
Deutsche Bank Accused of Retaliation After Firing VP Who Sued for Being ‘Mommy-Tracked’
Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Deutsche Bank Wednesday got slapped with a retaliation lawsuit after terminating a seasoned vice president who last year sued the bank for gender discrimination, claiming she was “mommy-tracked…
Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse in Fake Knives Suit
Donald Bowers/Getty Images for JCPENNEY(NEW YORK) — Many consumers love the Solingen knives Martha Stewart sells under the Emeril Lagasse brand, but a city in Germany doesn’t.According to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court in Florida by So…
BPI Announces Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Pink Slime’
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The company that makes what it calls lean finely textured beef, the food product that critics call “pink slime,” has announced a defamation suit against ABC News after reports on the product by ABC and others led to reduc…
Snack Company Sues Starbucks for Allegedly Breaking Contract
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A snack company based in Carlsbad, Calif., is claiming Starbucks breached thier contract, causing it to struggle financially.Eleven shareholders of Mellace Family Brands (MFB), which produced Mama Mellace’s Choco…
Gold Medal Sprinter Tianna Madison Sued by Parents
Allyson Felix (R) and Tianna Madison celebrate after winning gold and setting a new world record in the Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Final at the 2012 Olympic Games. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — United States gold medalist Tianna Madison and he…
Patti LaBelle May Not Pay Planned Settlement, Victim’s Lawyer Says
Kris Connor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Patti LaBelle reached an out-of-court settlement this week with a New York woman and her 17-month-old daughter who she is accused of verbally abusing in a Manhattan apartment building. The soul singer agreed to pay…
Bruce Willis’ Wife Denies Report He’ll Sue Apple
John Shearer/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — A published report in the U.K. this week claimed that Bruce Willis is considering legal action against Apple because he wants to bequeath his digital music collection to his daughters once he dies. As it sta…
Nude Model Drops Suit Against New York City
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A nude model agreed to settle her lawsuit for false arrest against New York City today for $15,000.Zoe West, 22, was taken into custody for several hours on Aug. 30, 2011, after officers cuffed the 5-foo…
Joe Francis ‘Goes Wild’ On Steve Wynn’s Lawsuit
Angela Weiss/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Las Vegas is a town accustomed to big-ticket bouts, and now one of sin city’s nastiest fights is about to enter round three as Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis is taking on hotel magnate Steve Wynn in court. Fr…
Man Fractures Penis After Taking Sex Pill, Lawsuit Claims
John Foxx/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 29-year-old man has sued the manufacturers of a sexual enhancement supplement, claiming it caused his penis to fracture in a horrifying incident at a Houston motel last year. But though Adrian Carter of Tex…
Martin Scorsese Sued by Production Company over Unmade Film
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — Martin Scorsese has been sued by a production company that claims he’s neglected a project that he agreed in 1990 to direct.According to TMZ.com, Cecchi Gori Pictures claims production on the film, titled Silence, has be…
Casino Suing Gamblers Who Won $1.5 Million, Blames Unshuffled Decks of Cards
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.) — A New Jersey casino has sued a group of gamblers who won $1.5 million after they allegedly realized the eight decks of cards used in a game of mini baccarat were not pre-shuffled.The Golden Nugget in At…
Students Claim They Were Forced to Wax Teacher’s Pubic Hair
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A lawsuit filed by former students and employees alleges a beauty school in Montana used federal dollars to enroll students in education programs with unqualified instructors that subjected the students to sexual har…
Woman Sues Dallas Cowboys for Burned Buttocks
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(DALLAS) — The Dallas Cowboys are in the “hot seat” for allegedly failing to protect one of its fans from an excruciatingly hot seat.Jennelle Carrillo of Cleburne, Texas, has sued the football team and team ow…
Eleven Chicago Cops Sue City, Accusing Rahm Emanuel of Discrimination
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is named in a federal lawsuit from 11 of the city’s police officers, alleging that the mayor unlawfully removed them from his security detail when he took office in 2011.The officers…
Joe Jackson Drops Conrad Murray Lawsuit
David McNew-Pool/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, has dropped a wrongful death lawsuit he filed against Conrad Murray, the jailed doctor who was convicted in the King of Pop’s death.A request for dismissal was g…
Parents Sue After Daughter Dies in Hawaii Jet Ski Crash
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — The parents of a California teenager who died on vacation in Hawaii when her jet ski was struck by another being operated by an Australian tourist are suing that tourist.Kristen Fonseca, 16, was jet skiing on Au…