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Model Sues Couples Retreat for 'Degrading' Use of Photo

Irina Krupnik objects to being used as 'masturbatory prop'

(Newser) - Irina Krupnik found herself making an unwanted cameo in Couples Retreat when a bikini shot taken 10 years ago turned up as, er, inspiration for a character played by Jon Favreau to masturbate while his wife is in the powder room. Now the former model is suing NBC Universal for...

NYC Will Pay Sick Ground Zero Workers $657M

City faces 10K lawsuits over World Trade Center dust

(Newser) - New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero rescue and response workers who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust. The settlement was announced tonight by the WTC Captive Insurance Company, a special entity...

Facebook May Sue UK Tab for Flubbed Sex Predator Story

Said reporter posing as girl harassed by men

(Newser) - Posing as a 14-year-old girl on Facebook, a Daily Mail reporter was bombarded by messages from 20- to 40-year-old men wanting "to perform a sex act"—only it was really another social networking site, and Facebook is livid and threatening to sue over the misreported story . The author...

E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'
E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'
lilo lawsuit
Mar 11, 2010 9:44 AM CST

E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'

Lindsay Lohan should be happy the baby wasn't called 'skanky cake'

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is none too pleased—to the tune of a $100 million lawsuit —about the E*Trade commercial featuring a talking “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay, but it could have been worse. Joshua David Stein was there as the ad was created, working on a behind-the-scenes story for Esquire...

Bronx Buddies Face Prison for Hitting Cop With Snowball

Charged with criminal possession of a weapon, they're suing NYC for $10M

(Newser) - Throw a snowball around the wrong cop and you could be facing a year in jail. That's the message heard by four guys from the Bronx, who are suing New York City for $10 million after an off-duty policeman wandered into the fray of their snowball fight and caught one...

Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade: That Baby Is Mocking Me!

 Lindsay Lohan 
 Sues E*Trade: 
 That Baby Is 
 Mocking Me! 
Wants $100M in damages
Mar 9, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade: That Baby Is Mocking Me!

Actress not amused by 'milkaholic' joke in commercial

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is apparently famous enough to be known by her first name alone…and she wants $100 million from E*Trade, which dared to use that name without her permission. The “milkaholic” baby featured in the above ad was named after “someone on the account team,” a...

Shareholders Sue Goldman Sachs for Overpaying Execs

Union seeks to claw back from 'vastly overcompensated' honchos

(Newser) - Shareholders are losing out because Goldman Sachs executives are "unreasonably overpaid," a lawsuit filed by a union pension fund charges. The suit from the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers fund seeks to block Goldman from spending almost half of its net revenue on executive compensation and to recover...

The 'Real' Will James to Sue Hurt Locker

Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver claims Mark Boal stole his story

(Newser) - Just as The Hurt Locker is riding high on its success—and could be days away from winning a best-picture Oscar—a real bomb expert says the story was stolen from him, and he's hatching a lawsuit. His lawyer charged yesterday in a press release that screenwriter Mark Boal—who...

Apple Sues HTC for Aping iPhone

Says smartphone maker violated 20 patents

(Newser) - Apple has filed a lawsuit against HTC, one of its biggest competitors in the smartphone market, saying it infringed on 20 iPhone-related patents. “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it,” Steve Jobs said in a statement. “...

Price Is Right Model: Show Made Me Miscarry

Brandi Cochran files lawsuit against game show

(Newser) - Those Price is Right models always look good—and one former model claims show producers were so invested in keeping it that way, they emotionally abused her during her pregnancies. Brandi Cochran (also known as Brandi Sherwood, according to Game Show Kingdom ) is suing the show, claiming the stress...

Jaycee Dugard Set to Sue Calif.
 Jaycee Dugard Set to Sue Calif. 
Feb 26, 2010 8:24 PM CST

Jaycee Dugard Set to Sue Calif.

Kidnap victim, her mother seek damages for parole lapses

(Newser) - Jaycee Dugard and her mother have filed claims against California’s Department of Corrections, seeking unspecified (but exceeding $25,000) financial damages for suffering they endured due to lapses by parole and other officials overseeing Philip Garrido, the man charged with abducting then-11-year-old Dugard and holding her captive for 18...

Woman Sues 50 Cent for Posting Sex Video

Lawsuit claims rapper edited himself in as a narrator

(Newser) - A woman who says 50 Cent used her private sex tape to fuel the feud between himself and rival rapper Rick Ross is taking him to court. Lastonia Leviston, mother of Ross' daughter, accuses 50 Cent of editing himself into the video—in his wig-wearing "Pimpin' Curly" persona—as...

Motorcade Crash Victim's Family Sues Hillary Clinton

Dallas officer's family blame city, Clinton campaign for his death

(Newser) - The family of a Dallas motorcycle cop who died escorting Hillary Clinton in a campaign motorcade 2 years ago are suing her, the city, and the makers of the helmet he was wearing. Dallas officials didn't give the officer proper training and the Clinton campaign didn't give enough notice that...

JK Rowling Sued for Plagiarism

Potter scribe named in suit brought by late author's estate

(Newser) - JK Rowling is being accused of copying material for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in her record-breaking series. Her name was recently added to a multimillion-dollar suit against her publisher, Bloomsbury, brought by the estate of the author of another wizard-themed book. The suit alleges...

Cash-Strapped Jon Wants Kids Back on TV

TLC court battle eating up money

(Newser) - The has-been reality star dad who thought TV exposure was bad for his 8 kids, now wants them back on the air because he needs the cash, according to sources. Jon Gosselin must first settle ongoing lawsuits with the TLC network. "We are hopeful that there will be a...

Holocaust Victims Sue Hungarian Railroad

Survivors, heirs seek $240 million for stolen property

(Newser) - Hungarian survivors of the Holocaust and the heirs of those killed are suing the state railroad for complicity in the Nazi genocide. The suit, which seeks class-action status, seeks $240 million for the theft of the victims' property and $1 billion in punitive damages. It's being filed by a Northwestern...

Hef Sued for Not Selling Playboy
 Hef Sued for 
 Not Selling Playboy 
won't give up 'busty blonds'
Feb 9, 2010 7:09 AM CST

Hef Sued for Not Selling Playboy

Shareholder claims Hugh Hefner sabotaged two deals

(Newser) - At 81, Hugh Hefner is still attending glamorous parties with decades-younger models on each arm, but his company is languishing—and one shareholder has had enough. A class action lawsuit obtained by TMZ alleges that Hef has sabotaged two deals to sell Playboy. The suit cites an analyst's note that...

Brad and Angie Sue Over Split Story

Couple takes British tabloid to court over 'false' and 'intrusive' allegations

(Newser) - Now they're mad: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie said through their lawyer today that they're not splitting up, and they're suing the British tabloid News of the World for starting the avalanche of rumors that they are. "We can confirm unequivocally ... that the allegations published by the News of ...

NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin Sued for Rape

Lawsuit names former Cowboys great Michael Irvin in 2007 attack

(Newser) - A woman has filed a lawsuit against former Dallas Cowboys player Michael Irvin, alleging rape. The suit claims the attack happened in July 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. A Seminole Tribe spokesman said the alleged attack was reported then, but there was not...

AP Scribe Debunks HuffPo Blogger's War Tale

Media darling with lovable dog has sketchy lawsuit and criminal past

(Newser) - Huffington Post blogger Luis Carlos Montalván started out as an anti-war liberal's dream: a decorated Iraq vet with a compelling war story, vocally opposed to the war and accompanied by a lovable golden retriever to stave off PTSD-related anxiety. But an AP reporter who's been digging into the self-promoting...

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