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News Jun 24, 2019

Tupac, Tom Petty Estates Sue Universal Music Group Over 2008 Fire at Universal Studios Hollywood That Destroyed Master Recordings

(Newser) – In 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood also hit a vault of master music recordings owned by Universal Music Group. UMG didn’t comment to NPR, but it has previously accused the Times of overstating the scope of the fire’s damage. Last week, the chairman of Vivendi, UMG’s corporate parent, dismissed the new controversy over the 11-year-old fire as “noise.” To which music …

Class-Actions Jun 24, 2019

Universal Music Fire: Soundgarden, Tupac Shakur Estate and Others File Class-Action Lawsuit

A group of lawyers representing Soundgarden, Hole, singer/songwriter Steve Earle, the estate of the Tupac Shakur and the late-Tom Petty‘s ex-wife, Jane, have filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG). It seeks damage compensation as a result of the controversial Universal Studios fire which allegedly destroyed more than 500,000 archived master audio recordings in June …

News Jun 24, 2019

Purdue’s Sackler Family Must Face Lawsuit Saying They Triggered Opioid Epidemic

Garguilo ruled Friday that the court may have jurisdiction over the family “on the ground that some or all of them acted as Purdue’s agents in perpetrating the alleged scheme.” He rejected the Sacklers’ argument that they cannot be held liable for actions that can be attributed to the company’s board of directors as a whole or for the conduct of any other defendant unless they personally …

News Jun 24, 2019

Florida’s Suspended Top Financial Regulator Blasts Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in Lawsuit

Ron DeSantis to move an ongoing inspector general investigation into Rubin’s behavior away from Patronis’ office and for Attorney General Ashley Moody to open a criminal investigation into her fellow Cabinet member. Patronis’ office, citing the advice of counsel, declined to comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Katie Strickland said. The lawsuit, which alleges conspiracy and defamation, …

News Jun 24, 2019

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Tiger Woods Dropped

“The decision (by the estate) was clearly appropriate and reflected the fact that Mr. Woods should not have been included in the lawsuit in the first place because he had nothing to do with Mr. Immesberger’s death,” Woods’ attorney Barry Postman wrote in a statement.

News Jun 24, 2019

WME Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Writers Guild, Citing ‘Unprecedented Abuse of Union Authority’

“We took today’s step with careful consideration,” WME said in a statement. “The WGA negotiating committee has made it clear both through its legal action and unwillingness to negotiate that it was never interested in making a reasonable deal. We are now left to seek a legal remedy for this dispute. While we wish we were not in this position, we will not capitulate to a leadership group that …

Class-Actions Jun 23, 2019

Boeing Sued by More Than 400 Pilots in Class Action Over 737 MAX’s ‘Unprecedented Cover-Up’

Boeing sued by more than 400 pilots in class action over 737 MAX’s ‘unprecedented cover-up’UpdatedMore than 400 pilots have joined a class action against American plane manufacturer Boeing, seeking damages in the millions over what they allege was the company’s “unprecedented cover-up” of the “known design flaws” of the latest edition of its top-selling jet, the 737 MAX. By March 2019, the …

Settlements Jun 22, 2019

Saints QB Drew Brees Awarded $6 Million in Diamond Lawsuit

A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweller sold him overpriced diamonds. A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him overpriced diamonds. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was not in court in San Diego on Friday for the verdict, but Brees and his wife, Brittany, both …

Lawsuits Jun 22, 2019

Rensselaer County to File Lawsuit Over Green Light Bill

ALBANY, NY – JUNE 16: The New York State Senate debates legislation in the Senate chamber on June 16, 2011 in Albany, New York. The Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would legalize gay marriage as soon as tomorrow. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Rensselaer County Clerk and the County Executive are taking steps to file a lawsuit. At this point, we are …

Lawsuits Jun 22, 2019

Huawei Files Lawsuit Against US Commerce Department Over Seized Equipment: Court Filing

WASHINGTON: Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the US Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications equipment it sent from China to the United States, and then back to China, is covered by Export Administration Regulations , according to a court filing.The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a battle between the US government and Huawei. Washington says the …