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A Minnesota jury ruled that a longtime pharmacist did not discriminate when he refused to fill a woman’s birth control prescription. According to NBC News, the verdict was announced Friday, nearly three years after Andrea Anderson sued George Badeaux for denying her the morning-after pill. The complaint states Anderson obtained a prescription for emergency contraception in early 2019, after […]
The six-year legal battle over Prince’s $156.4 million estate has finally come to an end. Billboard reports a Minnesota judge has signed off on a deal that will split the estate, which includes roughly $6 million in cash in addition to nearly $150 million in music rights and other intangibles, evenly between two legal entities, Prince Legacy LLC and […]
Guy Reffitt was sentenced on Monday to just over seven years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, NBC News reports. Reffitt was found guilty in March on all five charges, including transport of a firearm in support of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. He was the first person […]
Netflix is suing the songwriting team behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, which is based on the streamer’s hit series Bridgerton, for infringement. Deadline reports the streaming giant has filed a lawsuit against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington D.C., just days after the pair sold out the Kennedy Center for the viewing of […]
Nearly two years after teaming up with 2 Chainz on the collaborative single “Go Crazy,” Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean are being sued for copyright infringement. 1501 Certified Entertainment, 300 Entertainment, and Universal Music Publishing are also named in the suit. According to court documents obtained by Complex, Duawn Payne (Go Hard Major) and Harrell James […]
A New Jersey woman has been sentenced in connection with a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 by creating a fake story about a homeless veteran. According to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown, to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. McClure […]
Two families are suing TikTok after their daughters died last year while attempting the viral “Blackout Challenge.” ABC News reports the parents of Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, 9, of Wisconsin, and Lalani Walton, 8, of Texas, have joined forces with the Social Media Victims Law Center to file a lawsuit against TikTok. Arroyo and Walton died of suffocation last year after […]
A California woman has been charged with kidnapping after she allegedly impersonated a nurse and tried to steal a newborn baby last week. According to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Jesenea Miron, 23, pretended to be a newly hired nurse when she showed up at the Riverside University Health System – Medical Center […]
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit accusing Subway of misleading customers by claiming its tuna sandwiches are “100 percent tuna.” The Washington Post reports U.S. District Court Judge Jon S. Tigar determined last week that a class action suit filed in January 2021 by plaintiff Nilima Amin of Alameda County, California can move […]
A former Love Is Blind contestant has filed a lawsuit alleging he and his fellow cast members were subjected to exploitative working conditions. Us magazine reports Jeremy Hartwell, who appeared on Season 2 of the dating reality series, is suing Netflix and producers for over alleged labor violations he experienced and witnessed while filming the show. The suit claims Hartwell […]
