Donald Trump has dominated the American political landscape for the better part of a decade. Since losing the presidency to Joe Biden in November 2020, his legal skirmishes have been a significant thread in that narrative and news outlets — especially cable news — have fielded large teams of legal experts to distill, explain and … Read more
By Alex Veiga | The Associated Press A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of America said Friday that … Read more
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than … Read more
A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee. In the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Emilio Garcia said that after a night out in 2022 in Ibiza, … Read more
Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, chef Dana Rodriguez was used to seeing rows of restaurants serving similar menus all next door to each other. But the idea of a non-compete clause preventing someone from leaving one restaurant and taking a job at another one nearby doesn’t really exist, said Rodriguez, who owns Work & Class, … Read more
A former Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the Canadian retail pharmacy chain, and its parent company Loblaw, alleging the companies imposed “unsafe and unethical” corporate practices on franchise owner pharmacists to increase profits. The claim was filed in Ontario Superior Court last week and intends to cover … Read more
My Neighbor Felix has raised the white flag. “My Neighbor Felix and Alma Fonda Fina have resolved their dispute,” according to a joint statement from both parties. “My Neighbor Felix has generously agreed not to seek to enforce a noncompete clause that exists between the parties. As a result, Alma Fonda Fina will remain open … Read more
Burton Cummings’s latest blow in his legal battle against the current lineup of the Guess Who is tarnishing the legacy of the famous Winnipeg rock band, a local music historian says — and could set the stage for similar rifts between bands and former members. The band’s ex-frontman has terminated agreements with performing-rights organizations for … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Saturday, April 13, 2024 The Supreme Court of Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama. | Wikimedia Commons/Michael Barera https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Montgomery_December_2018_39_(Supreme_Court_of_Alabama).jpg The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected a request from a United Methodist Church conference to kill a lawsuit filed by a megachurch trying to secure the rights to its church property as … Read more
This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. Email us your questions. We are listening: [email protected]. Current or former iPhone 6 and 7 users in Canada can now submit a settlement claim for a class-action lawsuit that could pay up to $150 to eligible users of the affected … Read more
