lawsuits

Max Read · 09/14/12 12:10PM

Kate Middleton and Prince William are suing Closer, the French magazine that published topless photos of Middleton.

Ben and Jerry's Sues Porn Company Over “Ben and Cherry's” Videos

Taylor Berman · 09/05/12 09:25PM

Quasi-hippie ice cream makers Ben and Jerry's aren't thrilled with two companies that are producing a series of porn movies called "Ben and Cherry's." The Vermont-based company is suing the films' producers, Rodax Distributors and Caballero Video, saying that "the sale of hardcore and exploitive pornographic DVDs and related goods is tarnishing Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.'s name by creating an association with pornography." According to the lawsuit, Ben and Cherry's videos include the following titles:

Sherman Hemsley Still Isn't Buried

Taylor Berman · 08/30/12 11:14PM

Sherman Hemsley, who died five weeks ago, still hasn't been buried because of a conflict involving his will. The Jeffersons star's will, which was signed just six weeks before his death, left his estate, estimated at $50,000, to his longtime partner and manager, Flora Enchinton. But before Enchinton could claim it, a man named Richard Thornton appeared from nowhere (or Philadelphia, if you want to be exact), claiming to be Hemsley's long lost brother. Throrton says Hemsley's will might not be real, and he's contesting it. But Enchinton says she knew and lived with Hemsley for more than 20 years, and he never once mentioned a brother. So they're fighting over the $50,000.

People Won't Stop Suing Chris Brown and Drake

Taylor Berman · 08/20/12 06:45PM

The love of Rihanna's life, Chris Brown, and his sensitive, sweater-draped nemesis Drake can't stop getting sued by people over their bottle fight two months ago. Last week, the feuding Rihanna lovers were sued by company called Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., which is somehow connected to WiP, the club where the bottle throwing melee took place. The complaint seeks $16 million in damages, claiming that, and this is actually in the legal papers, the two "shared a grudge against the other arising out of their romantic relationships with the same woman." According to the lawsuit, this led to bottle throwing and fighting between the two crews, which are described in the suit thusly:

Mother Claims Dennis Hopper's Son Raped Her Teenage Daughter

Neetzan Zimmerman · 07/31/12 08:43AM

The mother of an unidentified teenage girl has filed a lawsuit against the late Dennis Hopper's 21-year-old son Henry alleging he give her daughter drugs and alcohol and then raped her repeatedly while she was intoxicated.

Family of Stuntman Killed During the Filming of Expendables 2 Files Lawsuit

Taylor Berman · 07/26/12 10:12PM

The family of a stuntman killed during the filming of Expendables 2 filed a lawsuit Thursday against Nu Image and Millennium Films, that studios that produced the film. The stuntman, Kun Liu, was killed in an explosion last fall in Bulgaria. Another stuntman was injured during the scene. According to TMZ, the scene, "involved the use of high powered explosives and other 'ultra-hazardous activities.'"

Prosecutors Allege Dr. Drew Was Paid to Talk Up Wellbutrin

Louis Peitzman · 07/02/12 09:13PM

Today, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay a $3 billion fine in a fraud settlement for illegally marketing drugs and withholding safety information. But Celebrity Rehab fans may be more interested in another aspect of the case against the company — the claim that TV personality Dr. Drew was paid $275,000 to promote the antidepressant Wellbutrin SR for uses not approved by the FDA.

Texas Punishes Prisoners by Killing Them With Heat Stroke

Hamilton Nolan · 06/27/12 11:20AM

The state of Texas is, as one would expect of Satan's favored playground, hot. Texas is also "tough on crime," meaning it enjoys locking people in jails but cares little what happens to them afterwards. So while Americans love air conditioning for themselves, Texans don't see the point of giving it to prisoners. What next—water?