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Joel Silver Sued Over Assistant’s Death in Bora Bora

Joel Silver, his company Silver Pictures, and its employee Martin Herold have all been named in a lawsuit regarding the death of Silver’s former personal assistant, Carmel Musgrove. The suit, filed by Musgrove’s estate and parents, is suing all three parties for wrongful death. Musgrove was found dead at age 28 on a beach in Bora Bora during a star-studded trip to the island hot spot in 2015.



Lawsuit Alleges Columbia Police Used Excessive Force

A 26-year-old Jefferson City man has sued the city of Columbia and two police officers, alleging that the officers unlawfully arrested him outside a bar in July 2014 and used excessive force in detaining him. Jordan R. Pfenenger is asking for unspecified damages against the city and two officers, Lori Simpson and Patrick Corcoran, attorney fees and for the court to issue several …


PwC Must Face MF Global Lawsuit Over Accounting Advice

A US JUDGE has given the go-ahead for a $1bn lawsuit against PwC over claims the firm provided bad accounting advice which contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global. MF Global and its parent company, MF Global Holdings Ltd, collapsed in October 2011 after investors left the firm on learning about risky bets on sovereign debt taken by former chairman and New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine. In a …


UPDATED: Ticketmaster Reveals Eligible DFW Shows for Class Action Settlement

You might have heard, over the weekend, about Ticketmaster settling a $400 million class action lawsuit by providing discount codes and vouchers for free shows to customers. While some were able to find out what discount codes and vouchers were available, the list of eligible shows that the codes and vouchers could be used for was not immediately available. Earlier this morning, Ticketmaster …


See Which St. Louis Concerts Are Part of Ticketmaster Class Action Settlement

Update: The list of available concerts has been reduced significantly. If you have an account with Ticketmaster, there’s a chance you could be receiving some concert goodies from the ticketing outlet. Thanks to a Ticketmaster settlement over ticketing fees, concertgoers who bought tickets using the service from Oct. 21, 1999, through Feb. 23, 2013, may be eligible for something.


Lawsuit: Bar Overserved Motorcyclist, Led to Friend’s Death

A Columbia bar has been accused of serving so much alcohol to one of its underage patrons that he became extremely intoxicated and crashed his motorcycle, killing a 19-year-old woman who was riding with him. The State of Columbia reported Saturday that the father of crash victim Caitlin Clark has filed a lawsuit against the Tin Roof bar. The …