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  • Nelly Sued by St. Lunatics for Alleged Copyright Infringement on ‘Country Grammar’ Album

    Rapper Nelly is facing a lawsuit from his former group, the St. Lunatics, who allege that they were not properly credited for their contributions to his debut album, Country Grammar. The lawsuit, filed by Nelly’s childhood friends and former bandmates, claims copyright infringement, accusing the rapper of failing to acknowledge their work on several tracks…

  • Couple Files Lawsuit After Fertility Clinic Allegedly Discards Their Embryos

    Marissa Calhoun and her partner, Stephen Castaneda, have filed a lawsuit against Reproductive Partners Medical Group (RPMG) and Dr. Andy Huang, accusing the Los Angeles fertility clinic of discarding their embryos, an incident that has left them devastated. Calhoun, an African American woman from Southern California, and Castaneda shared their painful experience as they seek…

  • Man Indicted for Sending Death Threats to Supreme Court Justices

    An Alaska resident, Panos Anastasiou, has been indicted by the US District Court for the District of Alaska on charges of sending death threats to six US Supreme Court justices and their families. The indictment, filed on Wednesday, details that Anastasiou allegedly sent violent threats between Jan. 4, 2024, and July 11, 2024, through the…

  • California’s New Bar Exam Delayed, For Now

    The State Bar of California plans to administer its own bar exam starting in February, but faced a setback on Wednesday when the California Supreme Court denied its petition for the change. The court noted in a brief docket entry that the state bar had failed to follow the proper procedure in transitioning to the…

  • US Senate Blocks Two Separate IVF Bills

    The US Senate has blocked two separate in vitro fertilization (IVF) bills Tuesday — the Right to IVF Act, sponsored by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and the IVF Protection Act, sponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Britt (R-AL). The Right to IVF Act was voted down in a 51-44 vote which needed a minimum of 60…

  • Meta Beats Lawsuit Over Apple Privacy, Sandberg Disclosures

    Meta Platforms (META.O) won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders by hiding the impact of changes to Apple’s (AAPL.O) privacy settings on the desirability of Facebook and Instagram for advertisers. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on Tuesday that Meta did not conceal former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s use of…

  • Wendy Williams’ Guardian Files Lawsuit Against A&E Networks Alleging Exploitation

    Sabrina Morrissey, the legal guardian of former talk show host Wendy Williams, has filed a lawsuit against A&E Networks, accusing the company of exploiting Williams’ vulnerable condition in the production and release of the documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Williams, claims that the network and its producers knowingly took…

  • GSK Settles Two California Lawsuits Related to Heartburn Drug Zantac

    British drugmaker GSK (GSK.L) announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to settle two lawsuits in California alleging that its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK stated it does not admit to any liability in these settlements. Over the past 12 months, GSK has resolved a series of lawsuits related to Zantac, including several…

  • Black Family and Friend File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Louis Vuitton

    In a new legal development, a Black mother, her daughter, and their friend have filed a lawsuit against luxury retailer Louis Vuitton, accusing the brand of racial discrimination, tortious breach of contract, and theft. The plaintiffs, Tracy Renne Williams, her daughter Brandi Williams, and their friend Kristopher Enoch, brought the case to a California court,…

  • California governor signs legislation to protect entertainers from AI

    California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law on Tuesday that protect actors and performers from unauthorized use of their digital replicas in audio and visual productions. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AI has influenced the entertainment industry for decades, but recent advances in generative AI—such as robots creating music as digital pop stars—have sparked debate.…