John Travolta’s Sexual Assault Accuser Drops Lawsuit
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After two men filed lawsuits, alleging that John Travolta sexually harassed them, the actor’s initial accuser has dropped his lawsuit, TMZ.com reports.The masseur, identified only as John Doe, accused Travolta i…
JPMorgan Faces New Lawsuits Over Bets Gone ‘Horribly Wrong’
Chris Hondros/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — JPMorgan Chase now faces two new lawsuits from shareholders angry over the bank’s two billion dollar trading loss. The suits, filed in federal court in New York, allege JPMorgan misled investors about…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Files $1M Suit Against NYC Hotel Maid
Jim Spellman/Wire Image(WASHINGTON) — On the day he may well have been sworn in as the new president of France, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn filed a million dollar countersuit against the New York City hotel maid who…
UCSD Sued for Transplanting Cancerous Kidney
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — A California man is suing the University of California-San Diego Medical Center after receiving a cancerous kidney during a transplant operation. Despite signing a document electing not to accept a kidney fr…
CBS Sues ABC, Claims New Series Is a Rip-Off of "Big Brother"
Hemera/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — CBS wasn’t kidding around when it threatened legal action against ABC for developing a series that the Eye network claims is too similar to its reality show Big Brother.Entertainment Weekly reports CBS filed a lawsuit …
Honda Hybrid MPG Suit Tossed By Judge
Mark Elias/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles judge Wednesday overturned a small-claims court ruling against American Honda Motor Co. over the lower-than-advertised gas mileage of its 2006 Civic Hybrid.Heather Peters had sued for …
John Travolta Facing Second Sexual Battery Lawsuit
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A second masseur has come forward to make a sexual battery claim against John Travolta.Earlier this week, an unidentified masseur alleged in a $2 million lawsuit that Travolta touched his private parts in front …
Texas Grandma Claims She Was Fired for Having Breast Cancer
ABC (HOUSTON) — A Texas grandmother of five says she was wrongfully fired from her job because she got cancer. Now, she’s suing for employment discrimination.Janet Hustus, 53, was working as the Conference Meetings Director for Crowne Plaza Houston in…
Lindsay Lohan Settles Lawsuit with Former Betty Ford Center Employee
Toby Canham/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Lindsay Lohan has reportedly settled a lawsuit brought by a then-employee at the Betty Ford Center over a scuffle they had while the actress was rehabbing there in late 2010.Dawn Holland had alleged Lohan grabbe…
Yeardley Love’s Mother Sues Lacrosse Coaches Over Daughter’s Death
Albemarle/Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — The mother of slain University of Virgnia lacrosse star Yeardley Love is suing the coaches of the men’s lacrosse team for ignoring George Huguely’s assaults on other students, including a…
Homeowners’ Association Sues Texas Army Captain Over Swing Set
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MINEOLA, Texas) — Bill Fry never expected to come home from Afghanistan to find himself embroiled in a war with his neighborhood homeowners’ association over a swing set for his kids. Fry, 45, a captain with the Texas Army Natio…
Georgia Teen Sues Cyberbullying Classmates
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(ACWORTH, Ga.) — A Georgia teenager is suing two of her classmates for creating a cruel Facebook page in her name after school officials and authorities said the matter was out of their control.Alex Boston, 14, of Acworth, …
Yeardley Love’s Mom Sues Killer George Huguely for $30M
Albemarle/Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — The mother of slain UVA lacrosse star Yeardley Love is suing her daughter’s convicted killer and ex-boyfriend George Huguely V for $30 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.Huguely, 25, kil…
KFC Must Pay $8.3M to Family of Brain-Damaged Girl
KFC/Hemera/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — The family of a girl who was left brain-damaged after eating a chicken wrap at a KFC restaurant was awarded $8.35 million ($8 million Australian) Friday by an Australian court.Monika Samaan, then 7, and her family becam…
Teens’ Facebook Death Threats Are Subject of Free Speech Lawsuit
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LAKE COUNTY, Ind.) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against an Indiana middle school for expelling three students who allegedly threatened to kill other classmates on Facebook. The ACLU sui…
W. Va. Woman Fights to Collect $10 Million from Debt Collectors
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WHEELING, W.Va.) — In a twist of irony, a West Virginia woman is trying to collect money from a collection agency. Diana Mey, of Wheeling, W. Va., won the largest judgment ever against an abusive debt collection company — mor…
Will Citigroup Shareholders Sue over Executive Compensation?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Citigroup may get one step closer to a potential legal onslaught from shareholders if it proceeds with its compensation package, which was contested by investors in a rare failed “say-on-pay” vote this week.Cit…
"The Bachelor" Formally Sued for Racial Discrimination
ABC/NICK RAY(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — As expected, a group of Nashville, Tenn., residents on Wednesday filed a class-action lawsuit against The Bachelor franchise, claiming it has discriminated against people of color.In the complaint, obtained by The Holl…
"The Bachelor" Franchise to Be Sued for Racial Discrimination
ABC/NICK RAY(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A group of Nashville residents intend to file a class-action lawsuit Wednesday morning against ABC’s The Bachelor franchise for alleged racial discrimination.The complaint is being led by Nathaniel Claybrooks and Chris…
Johnny Depp Sued for Entourage’s Alleged Confrontation with Woman
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Johnny Depp has been sued by a woman who claims she was involved in a physical confrontation with his entourage at a rock concert in Hollywood last December, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The woman, who i…