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July 2008
- Don't Expect Dora at Your Kid's Party
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 22, 08 3:48 PM CDT
  
  Want to book Elmo for your kid’s birthday party? Better expect “Big Red Tickle Monster” instead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Corporations that control the use of children’s entertainment characters are targeting costume-rental services that offer unauthorized versions of their cash cows, resulting in lawsuits, grotesque lookalikes, and disappointed kids. More »
  
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  television • lawsuit • Nickelodeon • birthday party • children's show • costume
- MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy
  
  newser | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT
  
  Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents have strong children, and strong children have strong opinions, and that usually leads to conflicts that they have difficulty reconciling," says ex-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, a longtime family friend. More »
  
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  lawsuit • Atlanta • Martin Luther King Jr. • inheritance • estate • Martin Luther King III
- As Legal Battle Melts Carvel Fortune, Heir Cries Murder
  
  newser | Portfolio | Jul 20, 08 2:18 PM CDT
  
  The 18-year battle over Tom Carvel’s estate is as bitter as his franchise’s soft-serve and ice-cream cakes are sweet, with his niece Pamela—the only surviving family heir—now pushing authorities to investigate claims Carvel was murdered by insiders bent on staking claim to a $67 million fortune. Portfolio traces a story featuring safe-cracking, shredded records, and a potentially forged death certificate. More »
  
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  murder • lawsuit • autopsy • ice cream
- Chinese Artist Sues Over 'Insulting' Panda
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jul 19, 08 5:58 PM CDT
  
  Kung Fu Panda may not seem very controversial, but it sure offended Zhao Bandi, a Chinese performance artist who is renowned for using panda images in his work. Zhao is suing Dreamworks for the film’s “insulting” portrayal of China’s national icon, the Independent reports. “Designing the panda with green eyes is a conspiracy,” Zhao says. “A panda with green eyes has the feeling of evil.” More »
  
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  China • lawsuit • panda • frivolous lawsuits • Kung Fu Panda
- McMahon Sues Billionaire, Hospital Over Broken Neck
  
  newser | People | Jul 19, 08 1:08 PM CDT
  
  Venerable TV sidekick and debtor Ed McMahon is suing two parties he says have contributed to his financial crisis, People reports. First, McMahon’s suit alleges that “unsafe entry stairs” at a billionaire investor’s home caused him to fall and break his neck; the second party is the hospital he was taken to, which allegedly failed to diagnose the broken neck and subsequently provided substandard care. McMahon, meanwhile, is trying to save his Beverly Hills home from foreclosure. More »
  
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  lawsuit • personal finance • Cedars Sinai Hospital • Ed McMahon
- Woman Sues Spitzer Call Girl in ID Theft
  
  newser | Star-Ledger | Jul 18, 08 5:59 AM CDT
  
  A New Jersey woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Ashley Dupre—better known as Eliot Spitzer's high-priced call girl—and Girls Gone Wild for defamation and invasion of privacy for Dupre's use of the woman's lost driver's license on the raunchy program. More »
  
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  lawsuit • defamation • Girls Gone Wild • identity card • driver's license • Ashley Dupre • invasion of privacy
- Cruise Ship Art Dealer Faces Class Action
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 16, 08 6:07 AM CDT
  
  Park West Gallery in Southfield, Mich., claims to be "the world's largest art dealer," flogging more works than the major auction houses through its sales on half a dozen cruise lines. But while the onboard auctions promise "good investments," the New York Times reports that Park West is selling works at tremendously inflated prices. Now the gallery is facing a class-action lawsuit by disgruntled collectors. More »
  
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  lawsuit • fraud • art market • cruise ships • appraisals • cruise lines
- Google Agrees to Give Viacom Encrypted Data
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 15, 08 7:45 AM CDT
  
  In a deal reached last night, Google has agreed to hand over YouTube user data Viacom had demanded in its copyright lawsuit, but only after replacing user names and IP addresses with unique substitutes to protect users’ privacy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move will allow Viacom and other plaintiffs to explore statistics without learning who’s viewing what. More »
  
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  lawsuit • YouTube • Viacom • copyright infringement • encryption • anonymous • private data
- Google Refuses to Hand Over Employee Data
  
  newser | CNET | Jul 13, 08 9:17 AM CDT
  
  Google is refusing to turn over records of content its employees at YouTube have uploaded, CNET reports. Two weeks ago, a judge ordered the company to disclose a huge set of user data, along with information on employees, as part of Viacom’s copyright claim. If workers uploaded copyright-protected material, the video-sharing site's protection under federal law could be in jeopardy. More »
  
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  Google • lawsuit • YouTube • copyright • Viacom • copyright infringement
- MLK Children Fight Over Estate
  
  newser | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT
  
  Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their parents' estates for his own use. More »
  
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  lawsuit • Atlanta • Martin Luther King Jr. • inheritance • estate • Martin Luther King III
- Revlon Boss Goes After Ex-Wife's Family in Court
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Jul 11, 08 4:59 PM CDT
  
  Revlon's billionaire chairman has sued his former brother-in-law over millions he says are owed to the estate of his late ex-wife and their daughter, Bloomberg reports. Ron Perelman alleges Robert Cohen was “wanton, willful and malicious” in persuading his parents—one ailing, the other incapacitated—to transfer their assets to him, despite verbal promises they made to their daughter, Perelman’s wife at the time. More »
  
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  lawsuit • will • Ron Perelman • Revlon
- Family Wants $25M Over Hospital Death
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 9, 08 11:03 AM CDT
  
  The family of the woman who died on the waiting-room floor in a Brooklyn hospital plans to sue for $25 million, CNN reports. Esmin Green’s relatives are also pushing for criminal charges against the hospital staff, who they say ignored her and falsified records to say she was up and about when she was actually lying ignored on the floor, dying. More »
  
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  lawsuit • New York City • hospital • Brooklyn • patient • negligence • psychiatric treatment center • Esmin Green
- Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 9, 08 5:04 AM CDT
  
  Britain's High Court has ruled that a rape victim can sue her lottery-winning attacker 20 years after the crime, reports the Guardian . The man bought a lottery ticket while on day release from prison and won a $14 million jackpot. The case is exceptional but it may set a precedent for other victims previously defeated by a six-year limit for compensation claims. More »
  
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  lawsuit • United Kingdom • rape • sex offenders • lottery • prisoner
- Bride Sues After Shoddy Dress Gives Church Rear View
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 7, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  A bride is suing the designer of her wedding dress for $40,000 after it ripped at the altar, revealing her rear end to the stunned congregation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The red-faced bride burst into tears and the priest averted his gaze when the $4,000 dress fell apart and she accidentally mooned her guests, according to the suit. The 2006 Italian wedding was completed, but the couple has since separated. More »
  
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  lawsuit • wedding • wedding dresses
- Employers Use Law to Withhold Benefits
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 5, 08 6:41 PM CDT
  
  Thomas Amschwand was dying, but made sure his wife would collect on his $426,000 life insurance policy. Yet when he died, his boss withheld the money, and his wife was powerless—because a federal law stops workers from suing employers for large sums of health, life, or retirement benefits. Amschwand’s wife recovered her husband's premiums, which didn't even cover the funeral. More »
  
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  lawsuit • US Supreme Court • health insurance • life insurance • benefits • retirement benefits
- Google Must Turn Over YouTube Records: Judge
  
  newser | Wired | Jul 4, 08 3:46 AM CDT
  
  A judge has ordered Google to give Viacom records of all videos ever watched on YouTube, including users’ names and IP addresses, Wired reports. Viacom is seeking the data to bolster its $1 billion lawsuit against Google for allowing copyrighted Viacom clips on YouTube. The media giant believes the data will show that copyrighted clips draw more views than user-created content. More »
  
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  Google • lawsuit • YouTube • online privacy • copyright • Viacom • copyright infringement
June 2008
- NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT
  
  Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune report. More »
  
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  lawsuit • US Supreme Court • Chicago • San Francisco • gun control • gun ban • National Rifle Association
- Mini Me Sues TMZ Over Sex Tape
  
  newser | TMZ | Jun 27, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  "Mini Me" actor Verne Troyer filed a $20 million lawsuit yesterday against celebrity web outlet TMZ and the guy who distributed the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape for publishing portions of his own raunchy video, which he says was stolen. Troyer claimed his privacy and trademark rights were violated, TMZ reports. In addition to damages, Troyer is seeking to prevent further dissemination of the video, which features him and his former live-in girlfriend. More »
  
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  celebrity • lawsuit • civil lawsuits • TMZ
- Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 24, 08 12:53 PM CDT
  
  A lawyer for Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who bet on games he officiated, has accused the NBA of going after his client in retaliation for statements that detracted from the NBA Finals, AP reports. "The message from the NBA is quite clear: If you cooperate in a federal investigation against the organization, we will take you out," John Lauro writes in asking the court to reassess the $1.4 million his client has been asked to pay in restitution. More »
  
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  NBA • lawsuit • gambling • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • referee • game fixing
- Elvis Photo Leaves Enquirer Building
  
  newser | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 24, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  The National Enquirer's famous photo of Elvis Presley in his casket—the source of decades of rumors that the King was still alive—was shredded during anthrax decontamination at the mag's old headquarters, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The King's final image is now at the heart of a lawsuit between the developer who bought the building, which was contaminated by a 2001 letter, and the company hired to clean it. More »
  
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  lawsuit • civil lawsuits • National Enquirer • Elvis Presley • Elvis

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