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 Man Wins $1B Judgment 
 Against Castro, Guevara 

Court finds revolutionaries responsible for GM dealer's 1959 suicide

May 30, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Cuban-American who blames Fidel Castro and Che Guevara for his father's suicide has been awarded more than $1 billion by a US court, the Miami Herald reports. Gustavo Villoldo, whose father and his General Motors dealerships became prime targets for Castro and Guevara after the 1959 revolution, will attempt... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • lawsuit • Che Guevara • Cuban Revolution • Cuban Americans • Gustavo Villoldo

 I Didn't 
 Threaten 
 Fiancée: 
 Lohan Dad 

Denies charges, says suit will be dropped

May 28, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Lohan, who pleaded not guilty to accusations he threatened to kill his fiancée, tells E! that Erin Muller wants to drop the charges. “By no means did I threaten to cause harm to Erin or myself,” he says. “As a matter of fact, Erin even... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • lawsuit • Samantha Ronson • Michael Lohan • Erin Muller

 Photog Sues Brown 
 Over Bodyguard 
 Beatdown 

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

May 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Pierce Brosnan • Chris Brown • Robert Rosen

 LA Judge 
 Tosses Tyler 
 Blog Suit 

LA judge throws out strange case

May 23, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles judge dismissed Steven Tyler’s blogger lawsuit yesterday after unnamed suspects failed to show up in court, NBC Los Angeles reports. The Aerosmith frontman couldn't identify the online scribes he accuses of defamation and impersonation—that is, lying about him and his girlfriend, and posing as his... More »

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entertainment • lawsuit • blogger • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler • NBC Local

 Realtors Sue CSI 
 Over Kinky Portrayal 

Real estate agents allege producer defamed them in episode

May 23, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scott and Melinda Tamkin are your average married real estate agents. Unless you watch CSI, in which they are conniving, kinky-sex-loving real estate agents. The couple is suing the producer of a February episode they say is based on a warped version of them, the Los Angeles Times reports. The... More »

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entertainment • real estate • lawsuit • defamation • CSI • Scott Tamkin • Melinda Tamkin

 Porn King Flynt 
 Sued by Brother 

Flynt finds himself in legal battle with yet another family member

May 23, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Larry Flynt keeps getting embroiled in lawsuits with members of his family. The Hustler publisher’s brother—whose sons are being sued by Flynt for hawking their own line of adult movies under the family name—is accusing Flynt of evicting him from his Hustler retail store to get leverage... More »

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pornography • lawsuit • Larry Flynt

(Newser) - The fight over stimulus money in South Carolina is now a federal case. Gov. Mark Sanford sued the state legislature last night for passing a budget that requires him to accept $350 million in federal money for schools, the State reports. Sanford, adamantly opposed to the stimulus cash, says state... More »

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South Carolina • lawsuit • governor • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's son Andrew got a bad break in his lawsuit against the Duke golf team—the judge is a Caddyshack fan. The magistrate recommended that Giuliani's suit—he says he got kicked off the team unjustly—be dismissed, and he did so in a ruling filled with golf jokes... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Duke University • golf • lawsuit • Andrew Giuliani

 Craigslist Sues SC 
 AG to Stop Charges 

AG hails it as a win for his state

May 20, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Craigslist has filed federal suit against South Carolina’s attorney general to stop him from charging company executives with breaking state prostitution and obscenity laws. AG Henry McMaster called the site’s move a victory, saying “it shows that Craigslist is taking the matter seriously for the first time,... More »

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Internet • South Carolina • Craigslist • lawsuit • obscenity • Jim Buckmaster • attorney general • Henry McMaster • erotic services

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Bodyguard 
 Sues Brit 

Plus, Winehouse hospitalized yet again, and more

May 20, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears’ legal battles continue—but this time it’s the pop princess who’s getting sued, by her former bodyguard, Us reports. Kerry Vine, who says he was hurt while working at Spears’ former home, is suing her for personal injury, battery, and negligence. Elsewhere:
  • Amy Winehouse was
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entertainment • Britney Spears • American Idol • Nicolas Sarkozy • celebrity • lawsuit • Amy Winehouse • Ted Haggard • Carla Bruni • hospitalization • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert • Kerry Vine

Brit Families
Can Sue Over Soldier Deaths

Court: Troops protected by human rights law, even on battlefield

May 19, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British court has ruled that defense heads can be sued for neglecting soldiers’ human rights—meaning decisions made on the battlefield could be subject to litigation, the Times of London reports. The ruling stemmed from an inquest into the heatstroke death of a soldier due to what the coroner... More »

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human rights • lawsuit • soldier • British Army • British military • human rights abuse

Allen, American Apparel Settle Suit for $5M

Filmmaker had sued over the use of his image in advertising

May 18, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(AP) - American Apparel has agreed to settle Woody Allen’s lawsuit for $5 million, a spokeswoman for the filmmaker said. Allen appeared today at a Manhattan courthouse, where he had sued the Los Angeles-based clothing manufacturer over its advertising last year for $10 million. He claimed the company did not have... More »

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advertising • lawsuit • settlement • Woody Allen • Annie Hall • American Apparel • billboards • public image

Supreme Court Dumps Suit Vs. Mueller, Ashcroft

9/11 detainee faulted FBI head, former AG over confinement rules

May 18, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(AP) - The Supreme Court says a lawsuit against FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft by a former Sept. 11 detainee cannot go forward. The court today overturned a lower court decision that let Javaid Iqbal's lawsuit against the high-ranking officials proceed. Iqbal is a Pakistani Muslim who... More »

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FBI • John Ashcroft • Robert Mueller • September 11 • lawsuit • detainee • US Supreme Court • attorney general • Javaid Iqbal

(Newser) - An unfortunate mess of a lawsuit has emerged over the documentary about Farrah Fawcett's fight with cancer, just a day before it airs in primetime. A producer is suing Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, and others, claiming he was forced off the project and physically threatened after he worked on it for... More »

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cancer • television • lawsuit • documentary • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal

Madoff Clients
to Get $100M
Back Soon

Funds address
fraction of 9,000
claims: trustee

May 14, 09 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's a start. Some of Bernie Madoff's clients will get back at least a portion of the money that he stole. Trustee Irving Picard says he expects to approve at least $100 million of investor claims—mere hundreds out of nearly 9,000 filed claims—by May 25, Bloomberg reports.... More »

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investors • lawsuit • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • clawback

Redstone Sued Over Midway Games Sale

Stake in Mortal Kombat company sold for peanuts for tax writeoff

May 14, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Creditors of the video-game company behind the Mortal Kombat series are suing Sumner Redstone and board members after Redstone, Midway’s former majority owner, sold the company in a “fraudulent transfer,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Creditors say the media mogul sold his 87% stake for just $100,000... More »

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fraud • Sumner Redstone • lawsuit • Mortal Kombat • sale • video games • Jay-ZTV • Midway Games • Michael Thomas

 Toss Suit Over 
 'Slanty-Eyed' Pic: 
 Miley's Lawyers 

Plaintiff asking $4K for each of LA's Asian-Americans

May 14, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus, probably ruing the day she slanted her eyes in a picture, is pushing to toss a $4 billion lawsuit related to the photo, E! reports. Cyrus’ lawyers challenged Lucie Kim’s suit, citing a civil rights statute that basically says Kim doesn’t deserve money simply for being... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • photograph • Miley Cyrus • bias • Asian-Americans • Lucie Kim

 Lowe Settles One 
 Nanny Lawsuit 

Second nanny suit still set for trial

May 14, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rob Lowe’s nanny drama is half over, now that the TV star and one former nanny have asked that their lawsuits be dismissed, People reports. Lowe sued Jessica Gibson last year for allegedly blackmailing his family to the tune of $1.5 million. She countersued, claiming he groped and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • nanny • Rob Lowe • Jessica Gibson

(Newser) - A group of breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients has filed suit against the Patent Office for allowing a company to patent two human genes, the Courthouse News Service reports. The plaintiffs, who also include medical organizations and the ACLU, allege that Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2... More »

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breast cancer • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • genetic screening • ovarian cancer • lawsuit • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • genes • medical treatment • Patent and Trademark Office • genetic research • patent

(Newser) - Steaming over an article that called her "the world's most irritating actress," Kate Winslet has sued a British tabloid for libel, the BBC reports. The Oscar winner was "distressed and embarrassed" by the Daily Mail's coverage of an interview in which she discussed her fitness regimen... More »

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entertainment • libel • lawsuit • fitness • Kate Winslet • actress • movie star • Daily Mail • Pilates • Elle

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