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
The Monster Beverage company is responding back to a lawsuit toward them, alleging its energy drinks were responsible for the death of a 14-year-old Maryland girl saying that no blood test was performed to confirm she died of "caffeine toxicity."
The popular film directing brother and sister tandem of Lana and Andy Wachowski is reportedly being sued after they reportedly stole ideas used in their Matrix trilogy, according to uk.movies.yahoo.com. Thomas Althouse claims that ideas were borrowed in their popular sequels from a script he sent to Warner Brothers in 1993 called The Immortals.
Dr. Nikita Levy, a Johns Hopkins gynecologist, was found dead last Monday, apparently by suicide. At the time of his death, two lawsuits were filed against him and his former employer David Haynes. On Saturday, over 60 women went to the Inner Harbor hotel in Baltimore to learn about legal options following the disclosure that Levy apparently secretly photographed and videotaped his patients.
A federal jury awarded crime writer Patricia Cornwell approximately $50.9 million in her lawsuit against her former financial management company, and a former principal in the firm.
Sidney Lowe, the current Utah Jazz assistant coach, was arrested Monday and charged with failing to file his North Carolina state income taxes for three years, between 2009-2001.
African-American nurse, Tanya Battle is filing a lawsuit alleging supervisor-supported discrimination at the Hurley Medical Center, in Flint, Michigan.
A Massachusetts family was awarded $63 million dollars by Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday after their daughter nearly lost her life due to a severe reaction Children's Motrin.
Former ice skating Olympic champion Oksana Baiul is suing the sports division of NBC and the production company Disson Skating for allegedly promoting her name, even though she had never agreed to appear on a couple shows, according to the New York Daily News.
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is now facing a sexual discrimination lawsuit by a former employee who claims that she was laid off the network because of her pregnancy.
