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Sharpe, ESPN Go Separate Ways After Rape Suit Settled

Analyst had taken a break in April, originally said he planned to return for NFL preseason

(Newser) - Shannon Sharpe had planned to return from his break at ESPN during the NFL preseason, but that will not come to pass. Sources tell the AP and the Athletic that the sports network has parted ways with the 57-year-old NFL Hall of Famer less than two weeks after he settled...

PETA Targets 'Egregiously Cruel' Lobster Festival

Group says cooking lobsters alive at Maine event violates state's animal cruelty laws

(Newser) - PETA is taking legal action against the organizers of the Maine Lobster Festival, arguing that the event's signature practice of steaming lobsters alive is unlawfully cruel. The animal rights group filed a lawsuit against both the festival and the City of Rockland last week, demanding a permanent ban...

Child Forgot iPad on Plane. Then Came Explicit Videos

Parents say Delta Air Lines failed to act after worker stole device, filmed himself masturbating

(Newser) - A family's vacation took a disturbing turn after their child's lost iPad was allegedly stolen by an Delta Air Lines worker, who used it to make explicit videos that surfaced in the family's cloud storage. Those claims appear in a federal lawsuit filed against the airline...

She Helped Start 'Hula Hoop' Craze, Lost Out on the Money

Joan Anderson's role in the famous toy's history only came to light decades after the fact

(Newser) - If you've ever used a hula hoop, you have Joan Anderson to thank—though she didn't profit from the toy craze. Anderson's death this month at age 101 in California prompts the New York Times to recount her extraordinary story—one that only came to light...

'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'
'I Got in My Car
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'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'

Pennsylvania couple sue 2 funeral homes, say they were given deceased son's brain in a box

(Newser) - Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son's brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car, and got on the father's hands, per an updated lawsuit filed this week. Dad Lawrence Butler said Thursday at a presser that the discovery was overwhelming,...

California's 'Shield' Law Takes On Texas' 'Heartbeat' Law

Texas man files suit against Golden State doctor who allegedly shipped abortion pills to his girlfriend

(Newser) - A Texas man is taking a new legal tack in the nation's ongoing fight over abortion pills. Jerry Rodriguez has filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit against California physician Remy Coeytaux, alleging Coeytaux illegally mailed abortion medication to Rodriguez's girlfriend—despite California's "shield" law that protects...

Man Deported to El Salvador Plans to Sue US

He says he was abused in notorious prison after being deported without due process

(Newser) - A Venezuelan man is taking legal steps against the US government, saying he was wrongly deported and detained in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, 27, filed an administrative claim Thursday with the Department of Homeland Security, the required precursor to a federal lawsuit,...

Doctors Allegedly Played 'Music Bingo' in OR as Patient Died

Family settles after surgeon and anesthesiologist allegedly admit to distraction

(Newser) - A Colorado surgical team allegedly played a music bingo game on a cell phone while performing what was expected to be a routine cataract operation—an act at the center of a lawsuit settled after the patient, Bart Reiter, died of cardiac arrest. According to the suit, both the...

France's First Couple Sues Candace Owens

They say her 'far-fetched fictions' include claims that Brigitte Macron is a man

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit against US conservative commentator Candace Owens in a Delaware court. The Macrons allege that Owens has repeatedly spread false claims about them, using the resulting controversy to boost her media profile and monetize her audience....

Clorox Sues: Hackers Just Called IT Firm, Asked for Passwords

Suit claims that poor IT checks by Cognizant led to massive data breach

(Newser) - Clorox has filed a lawsuit against IT services provider Cognizant over a 2023 cyberattack that disrupted the bleach-maker's business, alleging the breach happened in a remarkably straightforward fashion. According to the complaint, a hacker associated with the group Scattered Spider simply called Cognizant's help desk and asked...

Judge Orders Mike Lynch's Estate to Pay Nearly $1B to HP

Court awards damages in long-running Autonomy fraud dispute

(Newser) - A judge in London has ruled that the estate of late British tech executive Mike Lynch and his former business partner must pay Hewlett Packard Enterprise $945 million over the disputed 2011 sale of Lynch's software firm, Autonomy. The judge's decision, announced Tuesday, caps a protracted legal...

FKA Twigs Settles Suit Against Shia LaBeouf

Singer alleged abuse, and details of the agreement remain confidential

(Newser) - FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf have quietly ended their high-profile legal battle, reaching a private settlement that closes the chapter on the singer-songwriter's sexual assault lawsuit against the actor, reports Rolling Stone . The terms remain confidential. Lawyers for the two—her real name is Tahliah Barnett—issued a...

Harvard Pleads Its Case Against Trump

Judge to begin hearing oral arguments following retaliation lawsuit

(Newser) - Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied school—a pivotal moment in its battle against the federal government . If US District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university's favor, the ruling would...

Trump Files $10B Suit Against Murdoch, WSJ

President is peeved after paper reported on ties between himself, Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - As promised , President Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over the newspaper's reporting on ties between Trump and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, seeks at least $10 billion in damages, per...

Today Is a Big Day in Uvalde Families' Lawsuit

Meta, Call of Duty maker Activision are seeking to have wrongful death case dismissed

(Newser) - "Defendants are chewing up alienated teenage boys and spitting out mass shooters," families of children killed in the Uvalde mass shooting say in a wrongful death lawsuit against Call of Duty maker Activision. They are also suing Meta and the maker of the AR-15-style rifle that the 18-year-old...

All the Members of Jane's Addiction Are Now Suing Each Other

Farrell sues bandmates after they first sued him

(Newser) - Perry Farrell wasted no time filing his own lawsuit against the other members of Jane's Addiction, just hours after Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Eric Avery sued him. The singer-songwriter admits to body-checking Navarro during the September 2024 brawl at the center of the band's legal battle, but...

Ex-Commissioner's Suit Calls NYPD 'Criminal Enterprise'

Suit names Mayor Eric Adams, other top department officials

(Newser) - A little more than a week after four high-ranking former NYPD officials filed lawsuits accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of corruption and cronyism comes another complaint, this one filed Wednesday by former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon. Politico reports he's suing the NYPD, Adams, and...

Fla. Lawmaker Faces Eviction for Alleged $85K in Unpaid Rent

Landlord claims GOP Rep. Cory Mills missed payments for months at luxury apartment in DC

(Newser) - A Republican congressman from Florida is facing a legal battle with his DC landlord over a sizable amount of unpaid rent. According to a lawsuit filed by Bozzuto Management Company, Rep. Cory Mills skipped out on $85,009 in rent between March and July for a luxury apartment in...

Tesla's Autopilot Put to the Test in High-Stakes Jury Trial

Crash involving distracted driver prompts showdown over self-driving claims

(Newser) - Tesla is set to face its first jury trial over a fatal crash involving its Autopilot driver-assist system. The trial in Miami federal court set to begin on Monday centers on a 2019 incident in South Florida in which a Tesla Model S, with its Autopilot engaged, crashed into...

New Mexico Sues Air Force Over 'Forever Chemicals'

State says toxic firefighting foam has contaminated water, farmland

(Newser) - For years, toxic "forever chemicals" from a US Air Force base in New Mexico have contaminated local water and farmland—now, the state is taking the US military to court for refusing to clean up the mess. The state is suing over continued PFAS pollution stemming from Cannon...

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