Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has won dismissal of civil insider trading accusations filed against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission—at least for now.
A libel suit brought by billionaire—or is that mere millionaire?—Donald Trump over an author’s claim that the real estate mogul’s net worth is only about $200 million has been dismissed…
Legal novelist John Grisham is writing a screenplay about the “Norfolk Four” who were convicted in the rape and murder of a Virginia women based on confessions they said were…
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is abandoning his suit against Twitter, filed in May because the microblogging site failed to take down an impostor’s…
Two well-known college quarterbacks have filed lawsuits that claim a video game maker is improperly profiting from digital players that resemble themselves.
A will values Michael Jackson’s estate at more than $500 million and names Diana Ross as a backup guardian for his children if his mother is unable to provide care.
As many remember Michael Jackson for his Thriller work or read his will in the Smoking Gun today, some lawyers recall him for an innovative dance shoe…
Complicating a potential legal battle over the custody of Michael Jackson’s children, it appears possible that none of the three may be biologically his.
Updated: Legal experts say Michael Jackson’s ex-wife has a strong legal claim to custody of his two oldest children, but that isn’t stopping the pop star’s mother from waging a…
Interviewed by police Los Angeles for about three hours on Saturday, Michael Jackson’s personal physician said he did nothing wrong concerning the famous pop singer’s sudden death last week, and…
As an autopsy began today to determine the exact cause of Michael Jackson’s sudden death yesterday at age 50, police plan to question his personal physician further.
A 71-year-old songwriter and movie director known for his Oscar-winning 1977 pop tune You Light Up My Life has been charged with sexually assaulting 11 young women he allegedly lured…
Is Randall Kessler, the Atlanta-based celebrity lawyer, the first counsel to be dumped on Twitter? That was the question buzzing around the blogosphere.
A former Miss California USA stripped of her title for allegedly shirking her beauty queen duties says it isn’t so and is threatening to sue for defamation.
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