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Ice Spice Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over Hit Song ‘In Ha Mood’
Ice Spice has reached an agreement to end a copyright lawsuit over allegations that her recent hit “In Ha Mood” was copied from a Brooklyn rapper’s earlier track. […]
Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Knicks Owner, Harvey Weinstein
Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Knicks Owner, Harvey Weinstein | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/09/19/judge-dismisses-sexual-assault-lawsuit-against-knicks-owner-harvey-weinstein/ James Dolan (left) and Harvey Weinstein in 2005. (Photo from court documents) […]
Antitrust Lawsuit Brought Against Academic Publishers for Peer Review and Submission Restrictions — Justia News — September 19, 2024
Six academic journal publishers are facing a class action suit in federal court over alleged antitrust violations regarding the payment of peer reviewers and submission restrictions. The proposed […]
Nelly Sued By St. Lunatics in Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Country Grammar’
Decades after Nelly released his chart-topping breakout Country Grammar, he’s facing a new lawsuit over the album from his St. Lunatics groupmates – who claim that the star […]
James Dolan Sex Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge, But Case Might Go On
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Madison Square Garden executive James Dolan of pressuring a masseuse into unwanted sex while his band toured with the Eagles, […]
Lawsuit Says She Copied Bruno Mars
Miley Cyrus has been hit with a lawsuit that claims her chart-topping “Flowers” infringed the copyright to the Bruno Mars hit “When I Was Your Man,” setting the […]
James Dolan Faces Deposition In Lawsuit Over Charles Oakley Ejection
A federal judge says Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan must sit for a deposition over the infamous 2017 ejection of ex-NBA player Charles Oakley from the Manhattan […]
Diddy Faces New Abuse Lawsuit, Filed By ‘Making the Band’ Contestant
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing yet another abuse lawsuit, this time filed by a participant on MTV’s Making the Band and longtime member of his band who says […]
The White Stripes File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Trump — Justia News — September 11, 2024
On Monday, September 9, 2024, the White Stripes sued Donald J. Trump and his election campaign over “flagrant misappropriation” of their song “Seven Nation Army.” The White Stripes […]