A Seattle Seahawks fan and season ticket holder has sued Shaun Ellis of the Jets, alleging physical injury, humiliation, mental distress, pain and wage loss as a result of allegedly…
A federal district court judge erred by approving a $21 million settlement of Hurricane Katrina damage claims, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday, because attorney’s fees and administrative costs could…
A Chicago Bar Association-sponsored trip to Cuba staged so Chicago judges and lawyers could learn more about the Cuban legal system could lead to some baseball diplomacy.
Funk recording artist George Clinton is emboldened by recent court victories, including a 2009 federal appeals court decision (PDF) acknowledging his original ownership of the phrase “bow wow…
The parents of an 11-year-old pitcher who was struck in the head by a line drive earlier this year are suing the maker of the aluminum bat with which the…
Frank McCourt lost a round in a divorce battle with his wife of 30 years when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled today that a 2004 postnuptial agreement recognizing…
A judge who oversaw the Texas Rangers reorganization doesn’t like lawyers trying the case in the media, doesn’t like the designated hitter rule, and doesn’t like interminable playoffs or long…
A former wife of Michael Douglas has lost a bid to split the money paid to the 65-year-old actor for reprising the role of greedy Gordon Gekko in the new…
Few people know more than Indiana attorney Jonathan Faber about the actual worth of being famous these days. He’s certainly been committed to the field work.
More than 40 years after a notorious incident at a 1969 Miami concert, Florida officials say they may be ready to pardon Doors front man Jim Morrison, who was convicted…
Talk show host Nancy Grace and CNN have settled a suit brought by the family of a young woman who committed suicide in 2006 after being aggressively interviewed by Grace…
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