‘Short romantic liaison’ pays millions? MGM billionaire’s loyal companion...
A luggage case filled with bundles of $100 bills. Photo from Pixabay. A woman who said Kirk Kerkorian promised her $20 million if she agreed to be his companion in the latter stages of his life settled...
View ArticleLAPD detective awarded $1.5 million payout in ‘false information’ lawsuit
Los Angeles Police headquarters in downtown L.A. Photo by John Schreiber. The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a $1.5 million payment plus some accrued interest to a veteran police detective...
View ArticleLamps Plus sex suit: Harassment, discrimination claim at Noho store
Photo via Pixabay Lamps Plus Inc. was sued by a former office manager at its North Hollywood store who alleges she was sexually harassed and discriminated against by her supervisor because of her...
View Article‘Humiliated’ woman kicked off flight for false disease claim? Lawsuit!
Photo by John Schreiber. A woman who says she was kicked off a United Airlines flight in 2016 after being falsely accused of having a communicable disease is suing the carrier. Alexandra...
View ArticleVoice of Cheetos Chester Cheetah actor, wife sue neighbor over barking dogs
An actor known for being the voice behind the Cheetos Chester Cheetah mascot and his wife are suing their neighbor and the city of Los Angeles, alleging they have put up with a man’s barking dogs for...
View ArticleKaty Perry’s ‘ridiculously expensive’ legal tangle over quest for former Los...
Katy Perry. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Katy Perry’s business manager testified Tuesday that she has paid more than $2.6 million in attorneys’ fees in a court battle with a Silver Lake businesswoman who...
View Article‘Jane Doe’ files a federal class-action lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein in 2010. Photo via Wikimedia Commons An unnamed actress filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles Wednesday against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein...
View ArticleFaulty fire alarms, ‘So what?’: Sterling tenant loses her deposit, too
Donald Sterling. Photo via YouTube One of two actresses who sued Donald Sterling after their West Hollywood apartments were ravaged in a 2009 fire was preparing for a key career role and at the same...
View ArticleJury awards Katy Perry, Archdiocese of LA millions in lawsuit over former Los...
Image by Huntley Paton via Wikimedia Commons A jury Friday ordered a Silver Lake businesswoman to pay $3.47 million to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and $1.57 million to Katy Perry for interfering in...
View ArticleActress suggests billionaire Donald Sterling is tightwad slumlord
Donald Sterling. Photo via YouTube An actress who said she lost most of her belongings in a 2009 fire at a West Hollywood apartment building owned by billionaire Donald Sterling told a jury Friday that...
View ArticleWhy is a recently fired Malibu Chipolte manager suing his former employer?
via wikimedia commons A recently fired Chipotle Mexican Grill manager is suing his former employer for defamation, alleging that one of his superiors told others in the workplace that he was the...
View ArticleBehind bars for 27 years for murder he didn’t do: LA $15 million settlement
Jail cells. Photo via Pixabay The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on a $15 million settlement for a man who was imprisoned for 27 years for a 1984 murder he said he...
View ArticleSex for a job at ritzy downtown LA private Jonathan Club? Lawsuit!
Cornerstone of the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. Photo by George Louis via Wikimedia Commons A former employee of a downtown private social club is suing his employer, alleging he was harassed...
View ArticleSteely Dan’s ‘Naked Lunch’ dildo moniker center of fierce court battle
The late Walter Becker (left) and Donald Fagen (far right) performing with Steely Dan in 2014. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Steely Dan...
View ArticleAliso Canyon gas leak blamed in school teacher’s cancer death
A gas well at the Aliso Canyon facility. Courtesy Southern California Gas The daughters of a longtime Porter Ranch school teacher sued Southern California Gas Co. and Sempra Energy Wednesday, alleging...
View ArticleOwner of gang-infested apartment complex may be forced to live in his...
Gang graffiti. Courtesy FBI The owner of a gang-infested, crime-ridden apartment complex may be forced to live in his own facility if Los Angeles officials have their way. The owners and managers of a...
View ArticleSidney Poitier’s wife a deadbeat? Contractor sues for unpaid home repair
President Barack Obama hugs Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient actor Sidney Poitier during the award ceremony in the East Room of the White House, August 12, 2009. (Official White House photo by...
View ArticleFormer manager sues Chipotle: Latino discrimination against blacks?
A Chipotle location’s interior with menu board. Photo via Wikipedia Commons A former Chipotle manager who is suing the company for racial discrimination acknowledged Wednesday that the company had the...
View ArticleWhere’s the money? Bill Nye, science guy, wants millions from Disney
Bill Nye the Science Guy at The UP Experience 2010. Photo by Ed Schipul (originally posted to Flickr as Bill Nye) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsA...
View ArticleHe’s fed up! Walmart employee alleges gender discrimination
A Walmart store’s sign. Photo by MikeMozartJeepersMedia (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsWal-Mart Stores Inc. is being sued by an employee...
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