lawsuits
Hyundai Motor America and Kia America Inc. will pay nearly a quarter of a billion dollars after a viral TikTok challenge exposed major security flaws in their vehicles. According to Reuters, the auto manufacturers have agreed to settle a $200 million class-action lawsuit over the recent rise of car thefts. The complaint was filed after TikTok users, known as “the Kia […]
Spinrilla, the popular mixtape platform, has announced it will be closing shop and forced to pay $50 million in piracy damages and other fees. According to the complaint acquired by Torrent Freak, Spinrilla is accused of engaging in and “knowingly contributed to, profited from, and induced, the widespread infringement of Plaintiffs’ sound recording copyrights through […]
A woman who claims to be the mother of one of Roddy Ricch’s sons has filed a child custody lawsuit against the Compton rapper. According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, Alexandra Kiser is asking a Los Angeles court for full custody of her and Roddy’s 3-year-old son. In addition, Kiser is requesting $20,000 […]
A former NYPD officer who was fired after a failed drug test found cannabis in his system claims his soap is to blame. As reported by Patch, fired cop Jeremy Jacinto filed a complaint in Manhattan court this week, alleging that his use of a hemp-based soap resulted in THC being found in his system. […]
A Netherlands man who fathered at least 550 children through sperm donations has been banned by a Dutch court from giving his semen to any more clinics. CBS News reports the Hague District Court has ordered the donor, 41-year-old Jonathan Meijer, to stop making donations to sperm banks. Should Meijer breach the ban, he could be […]
A woman is suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s dead body. The New York Times reports Marilyn Jones, 78, and her two daughters and three grandchildren have filed a lawsuit against the cruise line, alleging the cruise ship kept Jones’ husband’s body in a drinks cooler on the ship after he died last year. Jones’ husband Robert Jones, 79, […]
Lil Uzi Vert has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over “Strawberry Peels,” the Young Thug and Gunna-featured track from the Philly rapper’s 2020 album LUV Vs. The World 2. As reported by AllHipHop, Sun City Publishing filed a lawsuit in January against Uzi, Thug, Gunna, and producer Wheezy for sampling Blackout’s 1995 single, “Dim Da Lights.” Labels […]
Juul Labs reached a $462 million settlement with several states, including New York and California, on Wednesday, stemming from lawsuits accusing the company of aggressively targeting young people and providing misinformation about the e-cigarettes. As reported by the New York Times, California—which is expected to receive the biggest portion of the settlement with an estimated $162 million—claimed in its […]
The family of a 5-year-old Connecticut boy who died during recess is suing the school on the one-year anniversary of their son’s death. As reported by the Hartford Courant, the parents of Romeo Pierre-Louis, who fatally collapsed during morning recess at the Charter Oak International Academy in April 2022, have filed a lawsuit against the school […]
Kanye West’s Donda Academy has been dealt another huge blow. According to legal documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the controversial artist and his private Christian school are being sued by Cecilia Hailey and Chekarey Byers—two former employees who say they were fired in retaliation for reporting code violations. The plaintiffs, who were reportedly the only Black female teachers at […]
