October 15, 2019 4:01pm PT by Eriq Gardner The Weinstein Co. Gets Closer to Suing Harvey and Bob Weinstein After objecting to the retention of a law firm for fear it would blow up a $44 million settlement, the Committee of Unsecured Creditors gives a green light.
October 15, 2019 2:44pm PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Urged to Reject "Broad Immunity" for Facebook The $5 billion deal to end a government investigation into the social media company's privacy practices included a liability waiver that critics are seizing upon as intolerable.
October 14, 2019 4:32pm PT by Eriq Gardner Netflix Faces a Very Curious Lawsuit Over 'When They See Us' A company that trains police departments on interrogations sues over Ava Duvernay's series about the Central Park jogger case.
October 11, 2019 9:55am PT by Eriq Gardner Fox News Faces Lawsuit Alleging Sex Orientation Bias Against Makeup Stylist Juan Legramandi says he was fired after repeatedly complaining about comments from co-workers.
October 08, 2019 3:51pm PT by Rebecca Sun Ex-ICM Partners Agent Sues for Defamation Over Defecation Rumor Spencer Baumgarten, who was fired last week, is suing for whistleblower retaliation, defamation, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress, among other claims.
October 08, 2019 10:56am PT by Ashley Cullins CBS CBS Sued for Allegedly Discriminating Against Mexican Employee The former staffer is a Mexican citizen with permanent resident status in the U.S.
October 08, 2019 8:00am PT by Eriq Gardner Byron Allen v. Comcast: Supreme Court Race Case Could Reshape Bias Lawsuits While the TV mogul alleges racism in Comcast's refusal to license his niche channels, U.S. businesses worry that a win for Allen during the new high court term would increase legal costs and hurt their reputations.
October 07, 2019 9:35am PT by Ashley Cullins Showtime Showtime Beats 'Billions' Lawsuit A performance coach claimed one of the characters is based on her, but the court isn't convinced.
October 07, 2019 6:33am PT by Eriq Gardner Facebook to Pay $40M Under Proposed Settlement in Video Metrics Suit Advertisers would collect the bulk of the money after alleging Facebook inflated the average time users viewed video on the platform.
October 03, 2019 5:40pm PT by Etan Vlessing Amazon Studios Jordan Peele's Company Sued Over Alleged Trespassing While Filming Nazi Hunter Series The lawsuit alleges Monkeypaw Productions employees trespassed in the elite Explorers Club's Manhattan headquarters to shoot 'The Hunt' for Amazon.
October 03, 2019 3:14pm PT by Ashley Cullins James Franco Sued by Former Acting Students Over Sexual Harassment Claims The lawsuit follows allegations that made headlines after the actor wore a Time's Up pin on a 2018 awards season red carpet.
October 03, 2019 1:06pm PT by Ashley Cullins STX Sued for Allegedly Backing Out of 'Killer's Game' The dispute centers on a film adaptation of Jay Bonansinga's novel.
October 03, 2019 9:46am PT by Eriq Gardner Spanish-Language Radio Giant Sued for Playing Springsteen, Metallica Songs Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights has a new copyright target.
October 03, 2019 9:03am PT by Eriq Gardner Gaumont Battles Ex-CEO Over Whether She Was Tricked in Separation Katie Marsh alleges she's been defrauded of millions from shows like 'Narcos' and 'Hannibal.'
October 03, 2019 7:15am PT by Eriq Gardner Robert De Niro Accused in Sex Bias Suit of Treating Company's Ex-VP as "Office Wife" Graham Chase Robinson strikes back with a lawsuit that alleges De Niro is a sexist who initiated unwanted physical contact and "took a page out of the Bill O'Reilly playbook."
