Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston told a student conduct hearing that a woman who accused him of raping her two years ago was "lying" about their encounter, according to media reports on Wednesday.
A grand jury decision not to indict a New York policeman over a fatal chokehold underscores how difficult it is to charge an officer in the United States, even when the tactic appears to contradict police department policy and is caught on video.
Honda Motor Co (7267.T) failed to notify U.S. safety regulators of 1,729 claims of injuries and deaths related to accidents in its vehicles since 2003, the automaker acknowledged on Monday.
In the first lawsuit brought by a state against General Motors Co over recalls relating to a defective ignition switch, Arizona has accused the company of putting the public at risk by concealing safety issues and delaying the recalls.
A San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneur and author whose location in an Uber vehicle was allegedly broadcast to a roomful of party-goers without his permission considered legal action against the company and consulted an attorney, he said on Wednesday.
Wells Fargo & Co and the U.S. Department of Justice are "no longer as optimistic" about settling a lawsuit accusing the country's largest mortgage lender of fraud, a lawyer for the bank said on Tuesday.
Comedian Bill Cosby, in an interview that aired on Saturday, declined to answer questions by a National Public Radio journalist about accusations of sexual assault that resurfaced in recent weeks.
Jesse Friedman, whose conviction as a teenage child molester was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Capturing the Friedmans," is not giving up his decades-long campaign to clear his name.
A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone but has tested negative for the virus went for a bike ride on Thursday, defying Maine's order that she be quarantined in her home and setting up a legal collision with Governor Paul LePage.
The recall crisis involving Takata-made air bags exploding with too much force and spraying vehicle occupants with metal shrapnel is growing, with two more lawsuits filed over accidents in older Honda cars.
Singer Cher is being sued by her choreographer for alleged racial discrimination. According to the lawsuit, Kevin Wilson claimed that the singer told him that there were "too many black people on stage" during her concerts. He was also instructed not to hire dark-skinned dancers for her "Dress to Kill" tour.
In a landmark decision, US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that US multinational companies may be held liable for human rights atrocities committed overseas in a lawsuit filed in the United States.
Six people were killed when a building being demolished collapsed Wednesday onto an adjacent Salvation Army edifice on 22nd Street and Market in downtown Philadelphia,
Marvin Putnam, an attorney for the concert promotion company AEG Live warned jurors will see a different view of the public persona's view of Michael Jackson as the company seeks to prove it was not liable for the pop star's death in June 2009. While making his opening remarks on Monday, Putnam, said AEG officials had no idea that Jackson was taking the surgical anesthetic that led to his death.
A new lawsuit filed against media mogul and syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington claims she left her expensive and spacious Chelsea neighborhood loft in Manhattan totaled, after the two years she rented the apartment. Documentary filmmaker Eric Steel, whose architect stepfather Charles Gwathmey custom-designed the pad filed the suit. Huffington has vehemently denied all charges.
The lawsuit asks for $275,000 in damages.
Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire founder of the largely popular yoga franchise, has been sued by one of his former student, accusing him of sexual harassment, discrimination and defamation, the New York Times reported. Sarah Baughn, who is now 28, is a Bikram student, teacher and international competitor living in San Francisco. The lawsuit claims he began making sexual advances toward her during a 2005 teacher training course in Los Angeles.
Celebrity surgeon and daytime host Dr. Mehmet Oz is being sued by Frank Dietrl, a new Jersey man who claims that an insomnia cure promoted on The Dr. Oz Show resulted in third-degree burns on his feet.
Opinionated political broadcaster, and former Current TV employee Keith Olbermann settled a $50 million lawsuit out of court on Tuesday, the Huffington Post reported. Olbermann sued Current TV after the network fired him one year ago. Current TV counter-sued, in kind, indicating the anchor's lawsuit was "riddled with falsehoods."
Sharon Stone's former maid, Angelica Castillo has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the "Basic Instinct" star, contending she was fired because she was injured while carrying groceries.
The social media giant Fcebook has been hit with a new initial public offering (IPO) lawsuit. Investor Gaye Jones filed a new case against Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and the company's underwriters on Tuesday
