The controversial comedy “Bruno” was released well over a year and a half ago. Yet the lawsuits just keep coming. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sasha Baron Cohen is now being sued for inciting a riot at a gay rally in 2008. The suit is being brought by Mike Skiff, a gay cameraman that claims he was assaulted by the Bruno star and his crew at a Prop. 8 rally....
Pardon me friend, can you spare $725 million? It sounds like an insane question, but the answer in this case is a resounding yes. It always helps when the government already gave you $182 billion (for an 80% stake in the company). Yes, we’re talking about AIG. American International Group Inc. and several company officers and directors have agreed to pay $725 million to settle fraud claims made in a class action investor suit....
Police are still looking for Ken Konias, Jr., a Pittsburgh armored car guard wanted for robbery and homicide. The 22-year-old is accused of shooting his partner in the head and then stealing approximately $2 million from the truck. Investigators believe he may be headed to Canada or Mexico, having made phone calls to his mother and a friend as he fled the area. Though his mother has not revealed the contents of their conversation, the friend reports Konias asked about extradition laws....
Seven suspects were apprehended for the murder of Melanie and Byrd Billings, the Pensacola, Florida couple who left a legacy of their passion for adopting special needs children. Law enforcement arrest reports (below) detail the execution of the brutal home invasion and robbery that ended with the Billings being murdered, all while eight (8) of their children “with varying degrees of disability [remained] in the residence” during the homicides. The seven suspects currently in custody include:...
Two million dollars worth of gems and gold were stolen from the California Mining and Minerals Museum during a daytime robbery, reports The Associated Press. While the execution of the robbery may have been “brazen,” it’s not entirely clear how well thought out the robbery was. That’s because despite making off with about $2 million worth of gems, it’s not clear how the robbers will turn those gems into cold hard cash....
In the dead of winter you bought a swimsuit imagining a new you by summer. Now the hot season is nearly here but you’re still not ready. You want to return the swimsuit. Can you? Returns are a cornerstone of American commerce – they make us confident consumers. We commit without committing by buying while reserving the right to return, and everyone wins, buyer and seller alike. But there are exceptions – some things you buy cannot be exchanged or returned....
When you’re being read your rights and advised of the law, you want that information to be accurate; especially if English isn’t your native tongue and you’re relying on a translation of your rights. But a Massachusetts woman is claiming that a local police department “has for years used an erroneous and unlawfully coercive Spanish-language advice of rights form in connection with arrests and prosecutions of Spanish-speaking Hispanic individuals” for DUI-related offenses....
In what must be a shock to Mike Pence, Indiana’s Republican Governor and Donald Trump’s running mate, a federal appeals court confirmed that Pence did in fact discriminate against Syrian refugees. Pence insisted that his action in denying funding to any state agency that assisted Syrian refugees was not an act of discrimination. However, both the Federal District Court and Federal Appeals Court pointed out that Pence’s action was discriminatory, and that he is going to lose the underlying lawsuit....
A federal court hearing began today focusing on the competency of Brian David Mitchell, the suspect charged with abducting and sexually assaulting Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City, Utah home in 2002. Smart was 14-years-old at the time. Although Utah prosecutors charged Mitchell and his wife Wanda Eileen Barzee 2003 (see below) with felonies that included kidnapping, sexual assault, and burglary, state courts ruled he was incompetent to stand trial....
A Florida man facing murder charges for a fatal argument over loud music took the stand earlier this week. Jurors are now deliberating his fate. Michael Dunn, 47, told jurors about his altercation with a group of young black men over loud music coming from their car at a Jacksonville gas station. Dunn shot and killed one of the car’s passengers, 17-year-old Jordan Davis, Reuters reports. As Davis was unarmed, parallels have been drawn between Dunn’s case and George Zimmerman’s trial....
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s Definity and General Electric Co’s Optison, imaging contrast agents that are used during heart ultrasound procedures (echocardiography), have caused serious reactions and deaths in a number of cases, according to Reuters. The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “is preparing to warn physicians about hazards with drugs used to enhance the diagnosis of heart problems using ultrasound imaging machines,” and “the agency also has asked manufacturers to update their product labeling, which they have agreed to do....
Both the mother and estranged husband of Jim Carrey’s late ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the actor stemming from Ms. White’s death. The mother’s case was filed one month after the estranged husband filed suit. Both cases against Mr. Carrey allege that the actor provided the drugs that Ms. White used to overdose in September 2015. Additionally, the cases allege that Mr. Carrey knowingly passed STDs to Ms....
Comedian Katt Williams is no stranger to the legal system and wild accusations. Most recently, a former assistant filed a lawsuit alleging that not only did the comedian underpay her, he verbally abused her, punched her, locked her in a hotel, and abandoned her in an Atlanta airport, fortunately not all at once. The former assistant worked for Williams from 2012 to 2016. While Katt Williams has not issued a response to these allegations as of yet, it is known that the former assistant bringing these claims is the victim for whom Katt Williams was arrested and charged with battery for punching in July 2016....
A federal indictment was unsealed charging naturalized American citizen Farooque Ahmed with a bomb plot to attack Washington D.C.’s metro system. Ahmed, 34 and a native of Pakistan, was caught by an FBI sting operation underway since April. National Public Radio reports that a grand jury has indicted Ahmed on the following charges: attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization; collecting information to assist in planning a terrorist attack on a transit facility; attempting to provide material support to help carry out multiple bombings....
A man who was pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has been charged with driving under the influence. The man was convicted for DUI three times before, Reuters reports. Harry Bostick is accused of crashing a car into another vehicle while driving drunk. The collision killed the other driver, 18-year-old Charity Smith. Bostick, a former IRS agent, allegedly left the scene following the accident. Bostick received one of the over 200 pardons from ex-Governor Barbour earlier this year....
Christina Aguilera had a bad 2010. Her Bionic album was a commercial flop, causing her to cancel her tour. Burlesque was no better — neither was her subsequent clothing. And at the end of the year she divorced her baby-daddy and husband of five years, Jordon Bratman. According to reports, Matthew Rutler was behind the wheel when the two were pulled over. Officers took the pair to the West Hollywood station to “dry out,” writes E Online....
The long, strange, and often silly legal saga of Cliven Bundy and his anti-federal government militiamen took another odd turn this week, one that indicates this is not the last we’ll hear about the men in court. A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case against Bundy, his two sons Ryan and Ammon, and a fourth man, Ryan Payne, relating to an armed standoff with federal agents in Nevada in 2014....
Mother’s Day is one of the most revered secular holidays in the US and across the world. Everyone has a mother (even mothers), and most would agree that one day a year simply isn’t enough to celebrate all that mothers do. But moms are more than just people … even when they get arrested, you can see the love. In the spirit of the holiday, below you’ll find five of the top FindLaw blog posts about moms being arrested while just being moms, albeit to the extreme....
A Motrin lawsuit verdict has resulted in a $63 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson. With interest, the award totals $109 million. Samantha Reckis was 7 years old when she took Children’s Motrin ibuprofen a decade ago. Shortly after taking the drug, the girl suffered a serious life-threatening side effect. She lost 90% of her skin, was blinded, and suffered severe respiratory impairment, among other injuries, reports The Associated Press....
An allegedly naked Randy Travis was arrested for a DWI in Texas last night after getting into a single car accident, CBS News reports. The arrest was sadly not so surprising as the country singer was arrested earlier this year on another alcohol-related charge. However, the details of this most recent arrest are quite shocking. Witnesses say Randy Travis was buck naked at the accident scene, and officers say Travis also threatened them with violence....
