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.” …
The Florida House of Representatives has filed an amicus brief showing support for Gov. Rick Scott in his legal battle with Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala, which began after she announced that her office would no longer seek the death penalty. Representatives argued in the court filing that Ayala does not have the power to act as a legislative policy maker.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against PCM Inc. (“PCM” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCMI) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased PCM securities between June 17, 2015 through May 2, 2017, both dates inclusive (the “Class …
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 …
Bondholders filed to sue Puerto Rico on Tuesday in the first legal challenges to hit the U.S. territory after a freeze on litigation that protected it from lawsuits expired amid a deep economic crisis. A group representing those who bought a portion of the $16 billion worth of bonds backed by Puerto Rico’s sales tax said in its lawsuit that a government plan to cut …
A judge on Monday dismissed the crux of a lawsuit initiated by the NAACP last month against the Arlington school district that demanded that Nichols Junior High School be shuttered until the source of an illness could be found and eradicated, according to officials. Judge Tom Lowe of the 236th State District Court dismissed the school district, school board president and superintendent as …
The ‘bad news’ continues at Fox News The lawsuits keep piling up for Fox News, with a new complaint filed Monday by a reporter alleging gender discrimination. Diana Falzone, an on-air personality and host of various online shows for Fox, claims she was demoted after writing a column for FoxNews.com in January that detailed her struggle with endometriosis, a painful disorder that can result in …
The organizers of last weekend’s spectacularly bungled Fyre Fest are now offering refunds to people who paid way too much for tickets — even if those people have to fill out applications to get their money back — but that’s not enough for at least one of the ticket-buyers. As SPIN points out, the high-powered attorney Mark Geragos has filed a $100 million federal class action lawsuit on behalf …
The fallout from the disastrous Fyre Festival continued on Sunday (May 1) when attorney Mark Geragos (Chris Brown, Michael Jackson) filed a proposed $100 million class-action lawsuit against organizers on behalf of client Daniel Jung. The suit accuses organizers of fraud, citing the fest’s “lack of adequate food, water, shelter, and medical care created a dangerous and panicked situation among …
Lynn Dorsey, the former executive director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau who was fired after she accidentally posted a nude video on the bureau’s Instagram, has filed a lawsuit looking to get her job back. (Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times) The video was reportedly posted via Instagram’s new Live feature. (Photo: Shreveport Times stock image) 16 …