A few weeks ago, I wrote about David Beckham filing a $25 million dollar libel lawsuit against In Touch magazine that published reports of Beckham’s alleged affair with a prostitute named Irma Nici. Beckham claimed the lawsuit was false and detrimental to his reputation. Unfortunately for Beckham, Judge Manuel Real dismissed Beckham’s suit today in…
DetailsDavid LaChapelle is best known for his surreal, unique and provocative photographs. LaChapelle has worked with some of the most famous names in the entertainment industry, including Whitney Houston, Kylie Minogue, Paris Hilton, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and many more. LaChapelle’s photographs have been featured in the publications such as Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and GQ…
Details17 current and former members of the U.S. military have filed a lawsuit charging the Defense Department of ignoring reports of rape and sexual assault within the military. 15 women, and 2 men say the Pentagon’s failure to investigate the reports of abuse ultimately allowed the rapes and sexual harassment to continue. Many of these…
DetailsValentines Day is a day of activism for some same sex couples in California who are headed to the East Los Angeles County Clerk’s office as part of an effort to gain support to repeal Proposition 8, which prohibits gay marriage in California and the Defense of Marriage Act, which precludes the federal government from…
DetailsThe protests in Egypt began on January 25th asking the President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Since then, the protests have continuously grown in both size and volume. When the protest first started, the majority of the activity was conducted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Now, protests have spread to other parts of the country including…
DetailsA Mexican jewelry design student is threatening to sue BBC over xenophobic jokes that were made by hosts of the show Top Gear. Among other insulting remarks and stereotypes, the host of the show referred to Mexico as a “lazy, feckless and flatulent” nation. Iris de la Torre is a Mexican citizen living in London.…
DetailsMichael Moore filed a lawsuit on Monday in a Los Angeles court against Harvey and Bob Weinstein alleging they intentionally hid $2.7 million in profits from his most famous 2004 documentary Farenheit 9/11. Moore has already made over $19 million in profits from the documentary. Moore now says the Weinstein brothers’ used deceptive financial statements…
DetailsBank of America recently settled a class action lawsuit regarding the bank’s overdraft fees. The lawsuit charged Bank of America with engaging in “deceptive practices in the management of customer accounts” resulting in excessive overdraft fees. Specifically, the suit claims the bank purposely debited money into customer accounts in a way to maximize overdraft fees. …
DetailsFormer President Jimmy Carter is facing a $5 million class action lawsuit over his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” Five readers allege the book contains anti-Israel propaganda and is intended to deceive the public instead of presenting objective and accurate information. The publisher Simon & Schuster has also been named a party to the…
DetailsTwo separate lawsuits were filed against elementary schools in Fayetteville for locking children in the janitor’s closet when they were acting up in class. Each lawsuit is seeking more than $20,000 in damages. The teachers and other students refer to the closet in which the children were placed as “the dungeon.” The school has yet…
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