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Judge Tosses Attempt to Dismiss Trump University Fraud Lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday shot down another attempt by Donald Trump to stop a group of former students from suing his former real estate school. Trump had argued that the fraud lawsuit shouldn’t have class action status because one of the students in the case, Sonny Low, didn’t actually care whether Trump University was accredited. But U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled that …


Tepper Likely to Win $11B Lawsuit Against Caesars

David Tepper is the odds-on favorite to win an $11 billion lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment. That’s according to the mediator trying to hammer out a deal between the casino giant and holdout creditors in the contentious bankruptcy of Caesars’ biggest operating unit. Creditors, including Tepper’s Appaloosa Management, have sued Caesars in New York, accusing the non-bankrupt parent of …


Snoop Dogg’s Lawsuit Against Pabst Brewing Clears Big Hurdle

The rapper claims his endorsement deal for Blast by Colt 45 entitles him to a share of a $700 million corporate sale. Snoop Dogg is one step closer to trial with Pabst Brewing Co. after a California judge on Monday declined to drop the rapper’s lawsuit against the beverage company like it’s hot. Snoop sued in 2015, claiming Pabst breached their endorsement deal when the company was sold and it …



The Most Absurd Internet Privacy Class-Action Settlement Ever

In 2013, Yahoo announced that it would begin scanning its users’ e-mail for targeted advertising purposes—just as Google does. As is par for the course, class-action lawsuits were filed. The Silicon Valley media giant, according to one of the lawsuits, was violating the “personal liberties” of non-Yahoo Mail users.



Caesars Shielded From Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit by Brief Extension

A federal judge on Tuesday gave Caesars Entertainment a five-week shield from $13 billion in lawsuits, capping a week of frantic court hearings as the casino group struggles to salvage a high-stakes debt-cutting plan for its bankrupt subsidiary. Judge Robert Gettleman said at an emergency court hearing in Chicago that he will decide on Oct. 5 whether he should overturn a U.S. Bankruptcy Court …


Refugees Win Lawsuit Allowing Them to Attend Lancaster High School

Six teenage refugees won a lawsuit Friday that would allow them to attend Lancaster’s McCaskey High School after school administrators allegedly diverted them into an alternative school. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 17 to 21, claimed that they were subject to routine pat-downs and were not properly instructed in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) at the district’s chosen school, …


Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul vs. Adam Schefter: Judge Green-Lights Lawsuit, Report Says

Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul’s lawsuit against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter will proceed after a Florida judge declined to dismiss the case, according to a report by The New York Post. Pierre-Paul is suing Schefter and ESPN for publishing an image of his medical records in July of 2015 when Schefter reported Pierre-Paul’s right index finger had been amputated …


Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Win ‘Remind Me’ Lawsuit

A lawsuit that claims Brad Paisley and his “Remind Me” co-writers stole an idea when they wrote and recorded the 2011 hit was decided this week. The artists, songwriters and publishers have defeated a copyright claim from singer and songwriter Amy Bowen. Bowen is known professionally as Lizza Connor.