lawsuits
Lawsuit Claims Police Took Lesbian for Ex-Gay Therapy Instead of Rehab
Brian Moylan · 05/26/11 03:01PMGuys Suing HuffPost: Hey, We Invented the 'Mish-Mash of Crap' Idea
Hamilton Nolan · 05/25/11 02:14PMSchool Fools Bother Diplomat's Daughter: Key to the City for Pretty Kiddie?
Hamilton Nolan · 05/25/11 08:57AMKrittika Biswas is a high school senior in Queens and the daughter of the vice consul of the Indian Consulate in New York. Earlier this year, she was perp-walked out of school, arrested, held for a day in central booking, and spent a month at a school "suspension center," all for allegedly sending email threats "with references to rape and prostitution" to two of her teachers. Except she didn't.
Judge Lets Hangover 2 Open Over Objections of Artist Who Owns Mike Tyson's Face
John Cook · 05/24/11 01:34PMA federal judge has denied tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill's request for an injunction barring The Hangover 2 from opening because the studio didn't ask him for the rights to use Mike Tyson's face tattoo, which Whitmill designed and copyrighted. He still has a "strong likelihood of success" in eventually winning his case, though, according to the judge.
British Woman Wins Nearly $10 Million for Botched Facelift
Brian Moylan · 05/23/11 01:21PMSoccer Player Takes on All of Twitter Over Affair Rumor
Adrian Chen · 05/20/11 03:14PMEarlier this month, an anonymous Twitter user caused an uproar for tweeting rumors that hadn't surfaced in the press previously because of the gag laws—known as "superinjunctions"—that British celebs use to squash embarrassing stories. Now, a professional soccer player—sorry, "footballer," is suing not just every Twitter user who named him, but the entire company. This should be fun.
Mini Moguls Fight Over Control of a Twitter Account
Adrian Chen · 05/17/11 12:21PMFacebook Twins Will Take Hopeless Lawsuit to Supreme Court
Adrian Chen · 05/17/11 10:13AMInfuriating Twins Must Leave For Eternity, Court Rules
Ryan Tate · 05/16/11 04:35PMFacebook Twins Get Sued For Doing What They Always Whine About
Adrian Chen · 05/13/11 01:43PMBoston businessman Wayne Chang claims that the Winklevoss twins elbowed him out of the $65 million settlement Facebook paid them back in 2008. Chang partnered with the Winklevii on their failed ConnectU project—the idea they claim Mark Zuckeberg stole and turned into Facebook— and he says this entitles him to a portion of the ginormous settlement, of which he currently has $0.
Hero Lobbyist Bills Exonerated Former Prisoners for Millions
Hamilton Nolan · 05/10/11 10:48AMKevin Glasheen is a lawyer in Texas. He is also a lobbyist. He successfully lobbied the state to pass a bill raising the amount of money that it pays to inmates who are exonerated and freed after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. For completing this fine deed, Glasheen expects to be paid handsomely—by the freed inmates themselves.
Ke$ha Sues Watch Company For Saying 'Tik Tok'
Maureen O'Connor · 05/06/11 12:59PMKids Sue Government For Being Mean to Earth
Hamilton Nolan · 05/05/11 08:18AMBP Fined for Another Oil Spill
Jeff Neumann · 05/04/11 04:15AMPariah oil company BP is settling charges by paying $25 million in civil fines over two oil spills on Alaska's North Slope in 2006, and for basically ignoring court orders to properly maintain their pipelines. How shocking! According to a report in the Times, "The fine is the largest per-barrel assessment ever levied against an oil company in a spill case and represents a new blow to BP's corporate treasury and reputation." Yes, it's a new blow to BP's reputation, but it's doubtful the company's rep can get much worse than it already is.
Tattoo Artist Who Owns Mike Tyson's Face Sues Hangover Studio for Copyright Infringement
John Cook · 04/29/11 03:28PMDov Charney Sued Again, Purely for Being Sleazy
Hamilton Nolan · 04/28/11 11:32AMLast month, pervy American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was sued by (first one, then several more) former employees for alleged sexual harassment. As the media war over Dov's reputation raged, new facts came to light —incriminating texts, emails, and photos from his accusers—that made it seem that Dov might actually be innocent this time. But of course, Dov couldn't leave well enough alone.
Star to Katie Holmes: Sorry for Calling You a Drug-Addicted Zombie
Maureen O'Connor · 04/27/11 03:40PMKatie Holmes' $50 million libel lawsuit against Star magazine has ended. In today's issue, Star apologized for a January story about how Tom Cruise and Scientology control Katie. Star says it "did not intend to suggest that Ms. Holmes was a drug addict or was undergoing treatment for a drug addiction." And Star's parent company, American Media, has made an "substantial donation" to an undisclosed charity in Katie's name.
Court Allows Lawsuit Over Fake Internet Relationship
Max Read · 04/26/11 10:09PMDan Snyder Will Never Shut Up
Hamilton Nolan · 04/26/11 10:29AMDan Snyder, wealthy scoundrel and owner of an awful football team whose name is a racial slur, is able to blow countless hundreds of millions dollars on high-profile free agents who immediately become bad at the sport of football upon cashing Dan Snyder's check. But oddly, he is not wealthy enough to buy one decent PR adviser who could tell him to keep his stupid mouth shut.