It’s hard for musicians to make money these days, given the drain of file-sharing and the lousy wages of streaming. But an increasing number of artists have found another way to generate funds: lawsuits against each other. In the past few years, a rash of high-profile legal actions have been launched by stars, or their estates, over copyright infringement.
Bought a show ticket through Ticketmaster in the last decade or two? If so, a newly landing email declaring you are due “benefits” in a class-action lawsuit – Schlesinger v. Ticketmaster – is legit, not some Nigerian get-rich scam. Still, the terms and nature of the win may make you wonder, “Why bother?”
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of a gay couple challenging a Mississippi bill that lets certain businesses refuse to serve gay couples based on religious objections. …
Three families on Monday sued staff at a New York City group home, alleging they punched, kicked and spit on disabled residents and that state authorities knew about the abuse and did nothing for weeks. Staff at the Union Avenue IRA referred to the facility as the “Bronx zoo” and also denied residents food and botched their medical care, the federal lawsuit said. The suit, filed in Manhattan, …
South Carolina’s lawsuit calling for million-dollar fines and plutonium removal should be dismissed because the state is wrongly interpreting the laws governing a long-delayed nuclear fuel project, the U.S. Energy Department said in court documents. In its first official response to the state’s lawsuit, the federal government also argued Monday that any potential fines for …
A mother from suburban St. Louis alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that her 9-year-old son is prohibited from transferring to a city charter school because he is black. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court was filed on behalf of La’Shieka White, whose family moved from St. Louis to Maryland Heights in St. Louis County in March. Her son, Edmund Lee, is a third-grader with a 3.8 grade point …
For its part, Uber maintains that it isn’t doing anything wrong. It took “great precaution” to stay on the right side of the law, according to a statement. It even suggests that the lawsuit has a sinister motive, since news of it broke at an anti-Prop 1 event. …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking comment on a new proposed regulation that would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses that deny groups of consumers their day in court, putting into motion discussions that started toward the end of last year. Arbitration clauses generally require that if there’s a dispute, parties must first try to resolve the issue through an arbitration …
Donald Trump will testify after the presidential election on a class-action lawsuit that accuses the billionaire businessman and his now-defunct Trump University of defrauding people who paid up to $35,000 for real estate seminars, his attorney said Friday. A federal judge in San Diego set a Nov. 28 trial, raising the possibility that Trump could take the stand as a president-elect if …
Residents receiving money from lawsuit unsure about settlement options which include receiving a check or donating the money to the Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation A copy of the settlement letter sent to residents in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District. (Photo: Provided) Story Highlights Some taxpayers in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District have expressed …