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No One Should Be Freaking Out About This AIG Suit Against The NY Fed... Yet
Since AIG's board considered, and the decided against, suing the U.S. government last week, the idea that AIG would sue the NY Fed is definitely a touchy subject.But in this case, it shouldn't be.When...
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This Lawyer Knows Just How Bad It Can Get Working At Starbucks In New York City
When companies treat employees poorly, the costs can be astronomical.Daniel Gross, a Starbucks barista- turned-lawyer, says most companies who are sued spend anywhere between $200,000 and $300,000 on...
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Gerard Butler Sues Producers Of 'Motor City' For $5 Million
Gerard Butler is suing the producers of "Motor City" for $5.1 million in damages, claiming he was not paid after the film was scrapped last summer.Butler is alleging breach of contract and breach of...
View ArticleTalking Through Big Problems Can Save A Business Millions
It all started with an email.Around 7 p.m. on a Thursday evening, the CEO of one of my companies sent me an email asking me to take a look at some correspondence he had received from one of our largest...
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The CFTC Has Charged Jon Corzine With 'Unlawful Misuse' Of Nearly $1 Billion...
The CFTC has officially charged Jon Corzine with"unlawful misuse of nearly $1 billion of customer funds and related violations." MF Global employee Edith O'Brien is also being charged.It's impossible...
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Weinstein Hit With $10 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Lovelace' Film
The Weinstein Company and Millennium Films, producers of "Lovelace" -- a new biopic about Linda Lovelace -- are being sued for $10 million over alleged copyright and trademark violations.In a lawsuit...
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Black Actor Claims He Was Detained At Macy's After He Bought A $1,000 Watch...
Macy's is the latest New York City department store to be sued for alleged racial profiling. Actor Rob Brown, who starred alongside Sean Connery in 2000's "Finding Forrester," says he was illegally...
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7 Crazy Times People Came Back From The Dead
Death is a difficult ordeal for any family, but the grieving process seems unimaginable when a person dies twice. On Wednesday, an appellate court gave a family the green light to proceed with a...
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The Buffalo Bills Sent A Fan Too Many Texts, So He Started A $3 Million Suit
Some Buffalo Bills fans will be swimming in paraphernalia thanks to a $3 million settlement with the team, Stephen Watson at the Buffalo News reports.In 2012, Jerry Wojcik filed a lawsuit claiming that...
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Being Sued Over The Palo Alto Houses He Bought Last Year
In late 2012 and 2013, Mark Zuckerberg famously bought four houses adjacent to his Palo Alto home for a collective $43 million. But now Facebook's billionaire founder is facing some legal trouble...
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Chocolate Giant Slaps Local Lawmaker Stephen Hershey With Lawsuit
The Hershey Company has sued a Maryland state senator over his campaign logo, which Hershey's says looks too much like the chocolate company’s famous candy bar. Senator Stephen Hershey’s campaign...
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The Navy Seal Who Wrote A Book About The Bin Laden Raid Is Suing His Lawyers...
A former Navy SEAL who wrote a book describing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden sued his former lawyers Wednesday for malpractice, saying they gave him bad advice that tarnished his reputation,...
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We Tried The LinkedIn Feature One User Blames For Ruining Her Job Search —...
Earlier this week we wrote about LinkedIn's "Reference Search," a feature available to premium subscribers that one user claims in a lawsuit was the reason she was rejected for a job.The feature works...
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Judge Orders Silicon Valley Billionaire Vinod Khosla To Immediately Open...
In September, San Mateo County Court judge Barbara Mallach ruled against Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla in a lawsuit regarding public access to Martins Beach, a secluded stretch of oceanfront...
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Silicon Valley Billionaire Is Ignoring A Judge's Order To Open The Beach He...
One week after San Mateo County Court Judge Barbara Mallach issued an order for billionaire Vinod Khosla to open access to Martin's Beach, a gate leading down to the shore remains closed. The Surfrider...
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A Controversial Uber Executive Got In A Nasty Legal Fight With His Landlord
Uber SVP Emil Michael made headlines last month when during a private dinner he reportedly proposed a million-dollar campaign to dig up personal details of journalists who were critical of his...
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Silicon Valley Billionaire Is Challenging The Order To Open The Beach He Blocked
On December 1, San Mateo County Court Judge Barbara Mallach issued a final order requiring Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla to immediately restore public access to Martin's Beach.Still, the gate...
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Google's Larry Page Is Being Sued By A Painter Who Was Injured While Working...
A painter who worked on a remodel of "Senses," a 193-foot superyacht belonging to Larry Page, has filed suit against the Google CEO after suffering ongoing medical problems. According to documents...
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A Silicon Valley Billionaire Could Be Forced To Sell His Walkway To The Beach
As the new year begins, so does a new chapter in the battle over a stretch of California beach whose access point has been blocked by Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and billionaire cofounder of Sun...
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A Man Is Suing Southwest Airlines For £32,000 After A Bag Fell On Him
A man is suing the American company Southwest Airlines for $49,000 (£32,000) after a big suitcase fell on him while he was waiting for takeoff. Jerry Reinhardt suffered a compressed disc after the...
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