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Taylor Swift's Battle With Utah Theme Park Heats Up

Singer files suit against park named Evermore

(Newser) - Taylor Swift isn't shaking this one off. Earlier this month, a fantasy theme park named Evermore sued the pop star over the name of her latest album, also Evermore, which she released in December. The Pleasant Grove, Utah, park claimed copyright infringement, complaining that Google searches for the park...

Texas Woman Sues Over Astronomical Electric Bill

But the state's variable-rate pricing model may make it a difficult battle to win

(Newser) - One of the Texans who received a terrifyingly high power bill in the wake of last week's devastating storm is suing, and consumer law experts say more lawsuits are likely to follow. But, as ABC News reports, it could be an uphill battle for those taking the state's...

Martin Gugino, Shoved to Ground by Cops, Files Suit

75-year-old protester who fractured his skull during confrontation is suing Buffalo, 3 officers

(Newser) - Last week, criminal charges were dropped against two police officers who were caught on video pushing 75-year-old protester Martin Gugino to the ground during a June 4 protest in Buffalo, NY, against police brutality and racism. Gugino, who fractured his skull and suffered a concussion as a result of the...

James Franco Settles Suit Over 'Orgy-Type' Classes at Film School

Plaintiffs alleged actor created 'pipeline of young women' for 'sexual exploitation'

(Newser) - A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Saturday. The two sides filed a joint status report in Los Angeles Superior Court, telling a...

Family of Texas Boy Who Died in the Cold Sues

Says state's power providers are to blame for boy's death

(Newser) - The family of Cristian Pineda, the 11-year-old Texas boy who saw snow for the first time and died the next day during the state's deep freeze, is now suing the state's power providers. The $100 million lawsuit against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Corporation...

Vicky Cornell Sues Soundgarden Over 'Absurd' Buyout Offer

Chris Cornell's widow and band members disagree about whether the issue is money or legacy

(Newser) - Soundgarden has been sued over its proposed buyout of its late frontman, Chris Cornell—an offer his widow called "an infinitesimal fraction of the true worth of Chris' interest" in the band. Vicky Cornell said the offer amounted to less than $300,000, Courthouse News reports. "Before making...

Bowe Bergdahl Names Trump, McCain in Lawsuit

He accuses them of 'scandalous meddling' in his court-martial

(Newser) - Bowe Bergdahl is suing the United States over his 2017 court-martial conviction , which he blames on "scandalous meddling" from late Sen. John McCain and former President Trump. In the civil lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, the former soldier, who was held hostage by the Taliban for five years...

Former MLB Player Sues: McDonald's 'Knee' Is 'on My Neck'

Herb Washington sues over alleged racial discrimination

(Newser) - Herb Washington, who played for the Oakland Athletics in the 1970s and went on to build the biggest Black-owned McDonald's franchise operation in the US, is now suing the fast food behemoth for alleged racial discrimination. Washington says Black franchisees are pushed toward restaurants in poor neighborhoods that don'...

Trump Is Now Facing a Lawsuit Over the Capitol Attack

Rep. Bennie Thompson and NAACP's suit also names Rudy Giuliani, white supremacist groups

(Newser) - He was acquitted in his impeachment trial, but Donald Trump now faces threats from the courts in regard to the Capitol riot. On Tuesday, the first such threat from a member of Congress emerged in the form of a lawsuit by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, reports Politico . The...

Tourist Says He Was Hurt During Hypnotist's Act

Arizona man sues after being part of a Las Vegas performance

(Newser) - An Arizona tourist has sued a Las Vegas act, saying he was injured while under hypnosis as part of a show in February 2019. Kevin Casselbury said it happened during the Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis Show at Planet Hollywood Resort, the Review-Journal reports. The lawsuit, which names the resort and...

LaBeouf Denies Abuse Claims, Is Said to Be in Treatment

He's seeking compensation from ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs

(Newser) - Lawyers for Shia LaBeouf have responded to his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs' claims of abuse by denying every single one. In documents filed this week, lawyers say the 34-year-old actor "denies, generally and specifically, each and every allegation contained" in the lawsuit that 33-year-old Twigs filed against LaBeouf in December,...

Fantasy Theme Park Is Suing Taylor Swift

Evermore Park isn't happy about her album title

(Newser) - Taylor Swift's lawyers are fighting a lawsuit from a fantasy theme park in Utah, saying there is little chance that album Evermore will be confused with Evermore Park, where guests are "immersed in a fantasy European hamlet of imagination," according to its website. The park, which has...

Subway's Tuna Isn't Tuna, Alleges Lawsuit

2 California residents file claim against the chain, which denies the allegation

(Newser) - At least one court doesn't think Subway's bread is actually bread . Now, a new lawsuit alleges that Subway's tuna isn't actually tuna. As Law and Crime reports, two California residents are bringing a class-action suit that asserts the chain's tuna sandwiches "are made from...

Dominion Goes After Giuliani in Massive New $1.3B Lawsuit

Trump attorney is latest to be hit with defamation complaint over false claims on voting machines

(Newser) - Dominion Voting Systems isn't playing around. The election technology firm sued lawyer and Trump ally Sidney Powell in early January, followed by a threat to sue MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell , over false claims that its voting machines were rigged to shift votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Now...

Parler Files Antitrust Suit Against Amazon

Company wants judge to order it reinstated

(Newser) - Parler, which went offline early Monday after Amazon pulled it from its web-hosting service, has asked a federal judge to order its reinstatement. The social media company filed a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle Monday, saying Amazon's "decision to effectively terminate Parler's account is apparently motivated...

Tracy Chapman Scoops Up $450K From Nicki Minaj in Suit

Controversy centered on Minaj's song 'Sorry' using lyrics from Chapman's 'Baby Can I Hold You'

(Newser) - A copyright infringement lawsuit involving Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman has seemingly been put to rest. Per documents filed in a California federal court and reviewed by Pitchfork , Chapman, 56, who's best known for her late '80s hit "Fast Car," has accepted a $450,000 offer...

DC Police Arrest Leader of Proud Boys Before Rallies

Enrique Tarrio is charged in the destruction of a BLM banner at a church in December

(Newser) - The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested Monday afternoon in Washington, DC, where protests are planned this week of President Trump's loss in the presidential election. Police stopped the vehicle carrying Enrique Tarrio just after it crossed into the District, the Washington Post reports. He's charged with...

Guy Sues Over Hawaiian Rolls Made in California

King's Hawaiian did originate in Hilo, but that was decades ago, New York's Robert Galinsky argues

(Newser) - Truth in advertising is important to most people, but especially to Robert Galinsky. UPI reports that the Yonkers, NY, resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against King's Hawaiian, a maker of Hawaiian sweet rolls based in Torrance, Calif.—hence leading to Galinsky's complaint. In his suit, Galinsky...

Royal Caribbean Moves to Block Volcano Eruption Suits

On NZ disaster, cruise line says it can only be sued in Australia, not US where it's headquartered

(Newser) - One of the world's largest cruise companies is taking legal action halfway around the world to prevent it from being sued in the US over the deadly volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island. Most of the 47 people on the island when it erupted on Dec. 9,...

Pence Rebuffs 'Extreme Call' From GOP Congressman

Court filing by Louie Gohmert's lawyers says VP isn't on board with their plan to overturn election

(Newser) - On Jan. 6, Vice President Mike Pence will oversee the Senate's formal acceptance of the Electoral College vote—and so far, it looks like he'll be following the usual protocols instead of joining in efforts to upend the results. Earlier this week, GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert filed a...

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