“We had no involvement in operating the business or the conception or execution of the Fyre Festival,” the spokesman said, adding they “unequivocally disavow the handling of the situation in the strongest possible terms.” The suit explains that “Seed Series” investors normally have active “roles, involvement and control over the new company,” saying they are under investigation and will be …
A new lawsuit filed in the Twin Peaks incident seeks $1 billion in damages for four plaintiffs who were arrested after the fatal gunfight on May 17, 2015. Beaumont lawyer Brent W. Coon, representing plaintiffs Jim Albert Harris, Bonar Crump, Jr., Juan Carlos Garcia and Drew King, all of the Austin area, filed the lawsuit in Waco’s federal district court on Monday that names …
Before the now-infamous Fyre Festival collapsed a few weeks back, the company behind it—maker of a mobile phone app you can use to hire entertainers for your club, concert, or party—said it was worth $90 million, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News. Fyre Media Inc. faces a half-dozen lawsuits from less-than-satisfied customers over the disastrous music event in the Bahamas. Now …
Fyre Festival wasn’t just a disaster, it was a total fraud that organizers knew for weeks would end in a “post apocalyptic nightmare” — but went ahead in hopes of a big payday, according to the latest legal filing against the creators of the event. An amended lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in California and acquired by Mashable (below), goes so far as to liken Fyre to a “Ponzi scheme.” …
Texas lodged a preemptive lawsuit Monday against local officials considered hostile to the state’s new anti-sanctuary cities law, the first salvo in an expected legal fight over the controversial measure. State Attorney General Ken Paxton said the federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, is necessary to protect the law from challenges by liberal …
A small New York City cafe is taking on coffee giant Starbucks in a legal war of the unicorns. The End Brooklyn in a new lawsuit accuses Starbucks of trademark infringement, arguing that the color-changing “Unicorn Frappuccino” recently introduced by the Seattle chain overshadows the smaller company’s health-conscious “Unicorn Latte.” The End started selling the Unicorn Latte in December, and has had a trademark application for the drink name pending since January, the company said in a Brooklyn federal court complaint filed Wednesday. Starbucks launched the Unicorn Frappuccino in April as a limited-run item. The sweet offering quickly …
A St. Louis jury has awarded a Virginia woman a record-setting $110.5 million in the latest lawsuit alleging that using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused cancer. The jury ruling Thursday night for 62-year-old …
A group of Arizona school districts and several school groups announced during a press conference at Landmark Elementary School May 1 they have filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona School Facilities Board over cuts to funding for public school buildings and maintenance. “The case filed this morning in superior court alleges the school finance system is unconstitutional …
The collision between the MTA bus and the school bus killed six people and injured 10 others in southwest Baltimore on Nov. 1. The attorney representing the victims said they want two main things out of this lawsuit. The victims seek compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering and injuries.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is being sued by a civil rights group over his decision to enter into a federal immigration enforcement program, as well as his offer to send Bristol County inmates to build President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico Border. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice filed suit Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court against …