Lawsuits
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Jake Bloom and Alan Hergott Retire, Namesake Hollywood Law Firm to Get New Name
Bloom Hergott to be called Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen amid ongoing malpractice lawsuit from ex-client Johnny Depp
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‘Stranger Things’ Plagiarism Lawsuit Dropped Days Before Trial
Plaintiff withdraws suit after new documents prove “Stranger Things” was “independently created”
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Rochester Meteorologist Accused of Using Racial Slur Sues Station That Fired Him
Jeremy Kappell was let go in January for what he described as a “verbal slip”
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Chicago Sues Jussie Smollett Over Attack Investigation Costs
Lawsuit says that more than $130,00 in police overtime costs were incurred due to “Empire” actor’s report
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Bill Cosby Accusers Settle Defamation Lawsuit Against Comedian
Cosby spokesperson maintains that the comedian’s insurance company, not the comedian himself, settled the suit
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Facebook Accused of ‘Discriminatory’ Housing Ad Practices in HUD Lawsuit
“Using a computer to limit a person’s housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone’s face,” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Ben Carson says
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‘The Newsroom’ Staff Writer Accuses CAA of Pilot Theft in New Lawsuit
John Musero says CAA took his pilot for a political drama and developed it with another writer
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Congressman Devin Nunes Files $250 Million Defamation Complaint Against Twitter
California Republican accuses social media site of “monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory”
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Exec Producer Kia Jam to Pay $500,000 to Settle Fraud Charges
Jam and David R. Bergstein raised over $6 million from investors
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Trump Supports Covington Student’s $250 Million Lawsuit Against Washington Post
President urges Nick Sandmann to “go get them”
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Covington Student Nicholas Sandmann Sues Washington Post for $250 Million
Suit accuses paper of “a modern-day form of McCarthyism”
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Drake Documentary Producers Accuse UMG of Trying to Suppress Film in New Lawsuit
Complaint accuses company of misusing copyright law in an effort to censor free speech
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Vice Media Co-Founder Sues Southern Poverty Law Center, Accuses It of Defamation
Gavin McInnes accused the SPLC of “defamation and other tortious acts resulting in reputational and economic damages” in a press release
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Author of Retracted Telegraph Article About Melania Trump Accuses Paper of Defamation
“Statements in the Apology are defamatory of Ms Burleigh,” lawyer’s letter says
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Gwyneth Paltrow Sued for $3.1 Million, Accused of ‘Hit-and-Run’ Ski Crash
A 72-year-old man claims Oscar-winning actress ran into him on the slopes in 2016 and caused permanent brain damage
