Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist sued in L.A. Superior Court on Monday, said he never established a $25,000 reward for his murdered friend Ronni Chasen and thus should not be sued for failing to pay it.
Producer Saul Zaentz has sued distributor Miramax and its former owner, the Walt Disney Co., for $20 million, claiming the defendants hid profits to the Oscar-winning drama The English Patient.
A union representing New York City bus drivers filed a lawsuit to stop the police department from making drivers leave their routes to transport detained Occupy Wall Street protestors.
A bombshell new book by a former Los Angeles cop alleges that Sean Combs arranged the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur and former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight subsequently arranged for the killing of Biggie Smalls.
Emergency-room doctors in Washington state are worried a new plan would limit low-income Medicaid patients to three nonemergency visits each year, possibly causing its own emergency, and they are suing.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn's decision to uphold key provisions of Alabama's controversial new immigration law -- characterized by supporters and detractors alike as the toughest in the country -- could have repercussions that reverberate far beyond the Yellowhammer State.
AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) said on Thursday it has reached a settlement with privately held Handa Pharmaceuticals LLC that will keep the company from selling a generic form of its Seroquel XR anti-psychotic medicine in the United States until late 2016.
A U.S. federal judge dismissed on Thursday the first scheduled bellwether case in nationwide litigation alleging Toyota Motor Corp made defective vehicles that accelerated unexpectedly.
Kik Interactive, an instant messaging service startup against which Research In Motion launched a lawsuit last year, is testing a new version of software that can be used on RIM's BlackBerry smartphones, Kik's founder said on Thursday.
Liz Claiborne Inc on Thursday won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing the clothing designer of fraudulently misrepresenting its relationships with department store chains Macy's Inc and J.C. Penney Co , causing its stock to fall.
The Obama administration petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of requiring most Americans to buy health insurance. But he also offered them an option to avoid making that decision.
T-Mobile USA has become the latest mobile provider opposing Apple's
bid to stop Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> from selling some Galaxy products in the United States, according to a court filing.
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile USA has joined Samsung’s side in fighting a lawsuit by Apple to stop the sale Samsung telephones, saying that their fight could hurt carrier business.
Reebok FTC lawsuit settlement only most recent claim of deceptive advertising: a pictorial history
Fox Sports, a division of News Corp, sued the Los Angeles Dodgers late on Tuesday to stop the proposed sale of television rights that is key to the baseball team emerging from bankruptcy protection.
The publisher of an unflattering biography of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Tuesday it stands by the author despite threats of a lawsuit from Palin.
Sarah Palin may sue Joe McGinniss, the author of the controversial biography The Rogue, for defamation, according to a letter her lawyer sent to Crown Publishing.
Think all the dirty laundry being aired between Charlie Sheen and his former boss Chuck Lorre on Two and A Half Men has ended? Think again.
The Crown Publishing Group describes The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin as solid, reliable, and well-substantiated.
The former Two and a Half Men star will reportedly receive $25 million from the studio.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin threatened on Monday to sue the author and publisher of an unflattering biography she said was filled with lies and rumors presented as fact.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking to move to federal court a lawsuit from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc accusing it of siphoning $8.6 billion from Lehman's estate in the days leading up to its record bankruptcy.