Legal News

  • J&J Unit Files for Bankruptcy to Advance $10 Billion Talc Settlement

    A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed for bankruptcy for the third time on Friday as the healthcare giant pushes forward with a proposed $10 billion settlement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of lawsuits accusing its baby powder and other talc products of causing cancer. More than 62,000 claimants have sued J&J, alleging that its…

  • Community in Shock After Sheriff Charged With Judge’s Murder

    A small community in southeast Kentucky is grappling with the shocking arrest of Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, who has been charged with the first-degree murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54. The incident occurred on Thursday in Mullins’ chambers at the Letcher County courthouse, leading to a call for improved courthouse security…

  • SEC to Seek Sanctions Against Musk in Twitter Probe

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it plans to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony in the agency’s investigation of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. In a filing in San Francisco federal court, the SEC stated it would request an order compelling…

  • Law Firm King & Spalding Slams Bias Lawsuit Over Diversity Program

    King & Spalding has urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a “misguided” lawsuit filed by Sarah Spitalnick, a white, female lawyer, who accuses the firm of bias due to its diversity-focused job program for early-career attorneys. In a Thursday night filing in a Maryland federal court, the firm argued that the program is not discriminatory,…

  • Diddy’s Legal Team Maintain He’s Innocent, Differentiates Case From R. Kelly and Epstein

    Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battle took a significant turn as a judge denied his bail request a second time, remanding the music mogul to custody pending trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The charges, which have sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, have prompted a strong defense from Diddy’s legal team, led…

  • Law Firm Morgan & Morgan Sues Rival in Turf Battle Over Google Ads

    Morgan & Morgan has reignited an internet advertising dispute with another Florida-based law firm, accusing it of violating an agreement to avoid misleading customers through Google search results. Billing itself as the largest U.S. injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan filed a lawsuit against the 30-lawyer Morgan Law Group (MLG) on Thursday in an Orlando…

  • 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…