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Brittany Murphy Father Sues, Demanding Renewed Investigation Into Death

Brittany Murphy Father Sues, Demanding Renewed Investigation Into Death

Angelo Bertolotti, who says he is the late actress Brittany Murphy’s biological father, has filed suit against the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office and the Los Angeles Police Department. He wants to force them to do additional toxicology testing on a sample of ...

Brittany Murphy Father Sues, Demanding Renewed Investigation Into Death
38,000 Farmers, Ranchers Sue Former New Jersey Governor Corzine Over Missing Millions
38,000 Farmers, Ranchers Sue Former New Jersey Governor Corzine Over Missing Millions
Montana farmers have filed a class action suit against former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, charging that the failed financial firm run by Corzine stole millions from their accounts to pay off its spiraling debts, and that Corzine's "single-minded obsess...
Woman launches $10K suit against Honda after claiming her hybrid Civic doesn't meet gas mileage expectations
Woman launches $10K suit against Honda after claiming her hybrid Civic doesn't meet gas mileage expectations
A former lawyer is suing car giant Honda after claiming her hybrid Civic failed to live up to gas mileage expectations.
Man Sues Couple He Took Hostage; Jesse Dimmick: Couple Broke Deal Not To Tell Police
Man Sues Couple He Took Hostage; Jesse Dimmick: Couple Broke Deal Not To Tell Police
Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages? A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding ...
Deaf Man Held on Noise Complaint for 25 Days Because County Didn't Have Interpreter
Deaf Man Held on Noise Complaint for 25 Days Because County Didn't Have Interpreter
A lawsuit claims Adams County authorities detained a deaf man for 25 days in jail without providing a sign-language interpreter before domestic assault charges were eventually dropped.
Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue ‘Rogue’ Book Publisher
Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue ‘Rogue’ Book Publisher
Sarah Palin’s family attorney John Tiemessen has written a letter to Maya Mavjee, the publisher of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, that Palin may sue her, the company, and the book’s author Joe McGinniss “for knowingly publishing fal...
Suit Alleges Spy Cam in Starbucks Bathroom
Suit Alleges Spy Cam in Starbucks Bathroom
A Virginia man says when his daughter used the bathroom at the Starbucks in Penn Quarter, she discovered a hidden camera pointed at the toilet.
Mickey Rooney says he suffered 'unbearable' abuse from browbeating, money-hungry stepson
Mickey Rooney says he suffered 'unbearable' abuse from browbeating, money-hungry stepson
Mickey Rooney says his abusive stepson left him with nothing but a pair of shoes to walk in and canned foods to eat, a blockbuster lawsuit filed Thursday states.
Brittany Murphy Father Sues, Demanding Renewed Investigation Into Death
Brittany Murphy Father Sues, Demanding Renewed Investigation Into Death
Angelo Bertolotti, who says he is the late actress Brittany Murphy’s biological father, has filed suit against the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office and the Los Angeles Police Department. He wants to force them to do additional toxicology testing on a sample of ...

ACLU Tweaks Calif. Mosque-Spying Suit

ACLU Tweaks Calif. Mosque-Spying Suit

A civil liberties group in Los Angeles has amended its lawsuit alleging the FBI spied in mosques to include new claim...

ACLU Tweaks Calif. Mosque-Spying Suit

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

The attorney for a family suing Chicago Public Schools over the alleged handcuffing of a first-grader in 2010 said Tu...

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

Calif. metal scrapper settles air pollution suit

Calif. metal scrapper settles air pollution suit

A metal recycling company accused of releasing toxic substances into the air agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $3 millio...

Calif. metal scrapper settles air pollution suit

Film producer Jon Peters ordered to pay former assistant $3M in harassment suit

Film producer Jon Peters ordered to pay former assistant $3M in harassment suit

A Los Angeles jury has ordered film producer Jon Peters to pay his former assistant more than $3 million after findin...

Film producer Jon Peters ordered to pay former assistant $3M in harassment suit

Jury sides with doctor who cut off part of man's penis

Jury Verdict: Doctor found not liable in penis-am...: A Shelby County, Ky., jury rejected a truck driver’s claim for $16 million in damages after a doctor amputated part of his penis without his knowledge.

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — Jurors rejected a truck driver’s claim for $16 million in damages after part of his penis was ampu...

Jury sides with doctor who cut off part of man's penis

Tribune Company to Pay $32 Million to Settle Lawsuit

Tribune Company to Pay $32 Million to Settle Lawsuit

The Tribune Company, the bankrupt publisher of The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times, said Friday that it had...

Tribune Company to Pay $32 Million to Settle Lawsuit

California attorney general sues lawyers in alleged mortgage scam

Attorney General Kamala Harris is suing attorneys who allegedly deceived at least 2,500 troubled homeowners.

The California attorney general is suing "a ring" of lawyers for allegedly defrauding at least 2,500 homeowners out o...

California attorney general sues lawyers in alleged mortgage scam

Sharon Stone ordered to compensate yard worker

Sharon Stone ordered to compensate yard worker

US actress Sharon Stone has been ordered to pay $232,000 in compensation to a worker who injured his knee after slipp...

Sharon Stone ordered to compensate yard worker

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Sues New York Post

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Sues New York Post

The hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault filed a ...

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Sues New York Post

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant sued by woman who claims he broke promise to marry her

Kobe Bryant is being sued by an Ohio woman.

He's a heartbreaker. An Ohio woman is suing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, accusing him of breaching a promise ...

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant sued by woman who claims he broke promise to marry her

US Accused of Misusing Los Angeles Land for Vets

US Accused of Misusing Los Angeles Land for Vets

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Dep...

US Accused of Misusing Los Angeles Land for Vets

Charles Bronson estate sues Warner Bros. and MGM over profits

Charles Bronson estate sues Warner Bros. and MGM over profits

The estate of actor Charles Bronson has sued Warner Bros. and MGM claiming the studios have failed to pay profits fro...

Charles Bronson estate sues Warner Bros. and MGM over profits
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