A year after filing a lawsuit against her former business manager, Shannen Doherty can claim a small victory. On Monday, TMZ revealed both parties were finally able to reach a settlement in the $15 million legal battle, where the actress claimed her ex management firm was negligent with her health …
The management of treble Olympic champion Usain Bolt has warned of possible legal action against persons and entities that are engaging in the unauthorized used of his trademarks. “It has come to our attention that in violation of Usain Bolt’s intellectual property rights, persons are using his trademarks and image in the advertising of their products and services and otherwise in the course of …
Did you look at Peter Thiel’s systematic destruction of Gawker via the American legal system and think “Wow, it’s too difficult to extract money from corporations and people using the courts?” Did you think, “Why don’t I try that?” If you answered yes to either question, there’s a startup you should meet. Legalist is a Silicon Valley startup that was developed in the Y Combinator incubator offering …
Some of the fine print on bank account, credit card, and loan forms may soon get a rewrite that restores legal rights millions of Americans unknowingly waive when they swipe a piece of plastic or borrow money. Monday is the deadline for public comment on a federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal to curb so-called “forced arbitration” clauses — dense language buried deep in the …
The acrimonious history between Ozzy Osbourne and his former bassist and songwriting partner Bob Daisley added another chapter when Daisley took Osbourne to court for unpaid royalties earlier this month — and now Daisley is responding to accusations of “harassment” from the Osbournes. Daisley delved into his reasons for filing suit in an interview with Joel Gausten, and it’s well worth reading …
Attorney Michael Avenatti’s settlement offer to the National Football League over the case of the canceled Hall of Fame Game expired at 12:01 p.m. Friday, meaning that his team will now pursue the case as originally intended. Avenatti seeks about $700 in damages per fan that attended the canceled game – an estimated 22,000 total fans and over $15 million …
A Contra Costa Superior Court judge has upheld a ruling that allows a lawsuit against developers and the city of Lafayette to move forward. Judge Judith S. Craddick affirmed Aug. 9 a tentative ruling rejecting the city and developer O’Brien Land Company’s request that the lawsuit filed by the San Francisco Bay Area Renters’ Federation not move forward. The city and developer filed …
Today the District Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit by the Animal Legal Defense Fund—the nation’s leading legal advocacy organization for animals, concerned consumers, and a coalition of animal …
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed in Illinois on behalf of certain purchasers of shares of Stericycle Inc (SRCL) & (SRCLP) over alleged Securities Laws Violations by Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for certain NASDAQ:SRCL & SRCLP investors. Investors who purchased shares of Stericycle Inc …
Lawyers dream about doing little to no work and getting paid a fortune for the work they didn’t do. A group of hotshot securities lawyers recently was on the verge of just such a payday. They stood to collect $370,000 in legal fees for work that didn’t benefit their clients one iota.