Lawsuit Accusing Kevin Spacey of Malibu Sex Assault Dismissed
A federal lawsuit filed by a massage therapist — who has since died — accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him in Malibu three years ago has been dismissed. Attorneys for the plaintiff’s...
View ArticleCouple Settle Lawsuit With Doctors Over Birth of Daughter With Down Syndrome
A Southland couple who said they would have aborted the wife’s fetus had doctors competently performed tests showing their daughter would be born with Down syndrome reached a settlement with two...
View ArticleJudge Approves USC Gynecologist Lawsuit Settlement
A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday granted final approval of a $215 million class-action settlement between USC and some of the women who claim they were sexually abused by George Tyndall, the...
View ArticleJudge Approves USC Gynecologist Lawsuit Settlement
A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday granted final approval of a $215 million class-action settlement between USC and some of the women who claim they were sexually abused by George Tyndall, the...
View ArticleSouth OC Cities and County Supervisor Slam Santa Ana Homeless Lawsuit
South Orange County city officials and Supervisor Andrew Do lashed out Tuesday at Santa Ana’s leadership for suing the county, San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano over a plan to transport...
View ArticleLacey Dismissed from Lawsuit Filed by Mother of Ed Buck Victim
A Los Angeles federal judge Thursday dismissed Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and one of her deputies from a civil rights lawsuit brought by the mother of Gemmel Moore, who was found dead...
View ArticleAnaheim Priest Named in Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse
A judge Wednesday cleared the way for the public identification of a Roman Catholic priest named in a lawsuit alleging he molested a 6-year-old boy at a Catholic school in Stanton in 1994. Father...
View ArticleJudge Orders Arbitration of Woman’s Lawsuit Against Church
A woman who appeared in an episode of “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” and later sued the Church of Scientology, alleging she was harassed by the organization in response to her work on the...
View ArticleFuming Apartment Building Tenant Files Lawsuit Over Most Recent Fire
Just one day after a fire heavily damaged a 25-story West Los Angeles apartment building, a tenant sued the building’s owner and operator Thursday, alleging negligence caused the second major blaze at...
View ArticleJury Awards Family $4.5 Million in LAPD Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A civil jury awarded $4.5 million to the family of an emotionally distraught Sylmar man who died after being shot by a Los Angeles police SWAT officer during an overnight standoff, an attorney...
View ArticleSeaWorld Agrees to Pay $65 Million to Settle Lawsuit Regarding Park Attendance
SeaWorld Entertainment announced Tuesday that it will pay $65 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company’s owners lied to investors regarding the effect a documentary on killer whale...
View ArticleAttorneys Feud Over Civil Lawsuit Against Doctor and Girlfriend
An attorney representing victims in the case against a Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend, who are charged with drugging and raping multiple women, defended his lawsuit Tuesday as another attorney...
View ArticleOC Jail Lawsuit Adds Claims of Murder Defendant’s Death In Custody
Several current and former Orange County Jail inmates have filed an amended class-action lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Don Barnes, this time adding claims related to the in-custody death of a...
View ArticleJudge Rules for City in Lawsuit Against Instacart Over Worker Protections
The city of San Diego obtained a preliminary injunction Tuesday against grocery delivery company Instacart, in the wake of a judge’s ruling that the company misclassified its employees as independent...
View ArticleLawsuit Threatened in L.A. to Protect Whales in Port Shipping Lanes
An environmental group Monday announced that it may sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard to protect endangered whales and sea turtles from being struck by ships accessing...
View ArticleSettlement Reached in Lawsuit Related To 2014 Redondo Beach Pedestrian Deaths
A woman who drove into a group of pedestrians leaving a Christmas concert at a Redondo Beach church in 2014, killing four of them, and the state Department of Transportation have collectively agreed to...
View ArticleJudge Rules Church of Scientology’s Leader Never Served With Lawsuit Papers
A judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by four women against the Church of Scientology, alleging they were stalked and harassed after filing sexual assault allegations against actor Danny...
View ArticleJudge Sets `Emergency’ Hearing in L.A. Homeless Lawsuit
A federal judge has scheduled an emergency status conference Thursday to address a lawsuit seeking to have the city and county of Los Angeles ordered to provide shelter space for the thousands of...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed on Behalf of Girl Allegedly Doused in Delta Jet Fuel Dump
A lawsuit was brought on behalf of a girl who was on a playground in South Gate when she was doused with fuel allegedly dumped from a Delta Air Lines jet in January. The plaintiff is a minor and her...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Against SDPD for In-Person Sex Registration Amid Pandemic
A lawsuit has been filed against the San Diego Police Department on behalf of more than 100 local sex offender registrants who are challenging requirements that they must register in person during the...
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