May 1, 2016

Families of Hillsborough Stadium Victims Sue British Police

Lawyers representing some of the families of 96 soccer fans crushed to death in a U.K. soccer stadium in 1989 have filed a civil suit against two British police forces, alleging misuse of power in office. The lawsuit —filed by Saunders Law on behalf of several hundred family members and survivors — was revealed Thursday after an inquest this week determined that the fans — the …


R. Kelly Facing $500K Fraud Lawsuit for Failed Concerts

R. Kelly has reportedly found himself at the center of a legal battle after being sued for $500k plus punitive damages, by Swervo Entertainment Group for failed concerts. As reported in an exclusive from The Jasmine Brand (TJB), the “Ignition” singer was paid a $500K advance from Swervo Entertainment Group, who were in negotiations with the singer to produce and promote a series of concerts …


Snapchat Targeted in Lawsuit After 100 Mph Crash

A social media app is now the center of a lawsuit after a teen driver’s car crash left another driver with severe injuries. Christal McGee is accused of trying to capture her alleged 100 mile-per-hour speed for a Snapchat post while gunning her father’s Mercedes C230 in Atlanta last December. McGee, who was 18 at the time, crashed into another …




Lawsuit Accuses Middle East Bank of Stealing an Orange County Entrepreneur’s Technology

Those dreams never materialized. InfoSpan is represented by the powerhouse law firm of Boies Schiller & Flexner — chaired by David Boies, among the country’s most well-known attorneys — while the bank hired Latham & Watkins, a large firm with offices worldwide, including in the Emirates. FOR THE RECORD The wealthy Persian Gulf region was of particular interest because of its reliance on 25 …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against “Teasers”

After obtaining a $1.2 million class-action settlement with a Key West, Florida, strip club for not paying wages to dancers it treated as employees, two lawyers have filed another federal lawsuit with similar allegations against another club called Teasers. In addition to two other lawsuits, this makes a total of three similar lawsuits on behalf of dancers by Scott Atherton of West Palm Beach …



Uber Can’t Dodge Assault Lawsuit Because of Contract Drivers

Uber also argued that in one case, the driver wasn’t using the Uber app when he picked up the female victim. However, the judge shot that down too, because the passenger still believed the attacker “was acting in his capacity as an Uber driver,” since he had picked up her group earlier. It’s one more judge independently agreeing that at least as far as it appears, Uber is treating these drivers …


Lawsuit in Teen’s Rope Swing Death Moved to SC

A lawsuit filed after the death of a teenager was moved this week from federal court in Florida to South Carolina. Olivia Paige Grimes, 16, of Lakeland, Florida, died after falling from a rope swing last year at Young Life Camp in Pickens County. In July 2015, Grimes was on a pendulum swing with two …