Company

Sen. Kamala Harris Likely to Face Lawsuit Over California Attorney General Conduct

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will likely lose an effort to get a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that she abused her authority as California’s attorney general. On Wednesday, a San Diego dstrict court judge indicated the allegations likely have enough merit to go to trial. “At this juncture, given the limited scope the court has to view these allegations … it seems almost inconceivable the …


Orlando Murder Victim’s Parents File New Lawsuit

New details were released in the case of a woman who was allegedly killed by an Orlando apartment building security guard. The new information is outlined in a new lawsuit. WESH 2’s Summer Knowles reports on who Sasha Samsudean’s parents are blaming for her death.


Johnny Depp Suffers From ‘Compulsive Spending Disorder,’ Ex-Managers Claim

UPDATED: Johnny Depp may need to be medically examined for a “compulsive spending disorder,” according to the latest court claims from his former management company. The documents, filed by Joel and Robert Mandel of the Mandel Company on Monday, claimed that Depp’s “ultra-extravagant lifestyle” cost $2 million per month, “which he simply could not afford,” before he fired the Management Group …


[Opinion] When Storm-Chasing Lawyers Win, Texans Lose

Lawyer-driven hail litigation is the worst lawsuit abuse in Texas today. The Texas Legislature must stop this lawsuit abuse while protecting the right of every Texas consumer to sue their insurance company if it acts unfairly or in bad faith. For the last five years, storm-chasing lawyers have descended upon neighborhoods from the Rio Grande to the Red River, unleashing case …


Security Researcher and Alleged Spam Operator to Square Off in Court in Ugly Lawsuit

An anonymous reader writes: River City Media, the company accused of running a huge spam operation, has filed a lawsuit against the security researcher and the journalist who exposed their activities. In a ludicrous lawsuit complaint, the company claims the security researcher didn’t just stumble upon its unprotected Rsync server, but “perpetrated a coordinated, months-long cyberattack,” during …


Keurig Faces Lawsuit From Liberty Mutual for $100K Home Fire

Vermont-based brewing company Keurig is reportedly being slapped with a lawsuit two years after one of its coffee machines sparked a costly fire at an Upton home. Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual claims the coffee machine is to blame for the $100,000 in damages to the home. The lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court, reports the Boston Globe.



Theranos Settles Lawsuit With Partner Fund

Theranos Inc. settled a lawsuit alleging the company and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, defrauded a San Francisco hedge fund into making a $96.1 million investment through “a series of lies,” the company said Monday. Neither Theranos nor the hedge fund that filed the suit, Partner Fund Management LP, disclosed the terms of the settlement. Partner Fund had said it sought to recoup its entire …