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‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ Company Settles With Three Former Staffers Over Sexual Harassment, Racism Claims
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Former ‘911’ Castmember Sues Over Vaccine Refusal Dismissal, Claims Racial Discrimination
Rockmond Dunbar, an original castmember on 911, is suing Disney and 20th Television after being dismissed from the hit drama series for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He accuses his former employers of racial discrimination and alleges they to refused to grant him a religious exemption and other vaccine-related accommodations when they did so […]
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Could Jurors’ Smartphone Alerts Push an Appellate Court’s Buttons in Sarah Palin-N.Y. Times Defamation Fight?
The New York Times winning its defamation fight with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn’t necessarily unexpected. But, when you throw in a federal judge indicating he’d dismiss the case while the jury was still deliberating, modern technology that made several of the jurors aware of that decision before they reached a verdict and recent […]
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Records Related to Bob Saget’s Death
A Florida judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the release of certain medical records regarding Bob Saget’s death. Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu found that Saget’s wife and daughters will “suffer irreparable harm in the form of severe mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress if the requested temporary injunction is not granted” and that they “have a […]
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‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ Company Settles With Three Former Staffers Over Sexual Harassment, Racism Claims
Vin Di Bona Productions, best known for America’s Funniest Home Videos, has settled a lawsuit from three former employees who alleged they were subject to sexual and racial harassment. Both…
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Former ‘911’ Castmember Sues Over Vaccine Refusal Dismissal, Claims Racial Discrimination
Rockmond Dunbar, an original castmember on 911, is suing Disney and 20th Television after being dismissed from the hit drama series for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He accuses his…
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Could Jurors’ Smartphone Alerts Push an Appellate Court’s Buttons in Sarah Palin-N.Y. Times Defamation Fight?
The New York Times winning its defamation fight with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn’t necessarily unexpected. But, when you throw in a federal judge indicating he’d dismiss the case while…
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Bob Saget's Family Sue to Block Release of Autopsy Records
A Florida judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the release of certain medical records regarding Bob Saget’s death. Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu found that Saget’s wife and daughters will…
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Village Roadshow Loses Key Early Round in Legal Fight With Warner Bros.
Village Roadshow rolled the dice when it took its case against Warner Bros. over the allegedly botched release of The Matrix Resurrections out of arbitration to file a lawsuit. That gambit went…
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Halyna Hutchins’ Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Over ‘Rust’ Shooting
In the nearly four months since the deadly shooting on the New Mexico set of Rust that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, multiple lawsuits have been filed. But, until Tuesday, her family…
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Village Roadshow Widens Legal Fight With Warner Bros. Over Film Sequels, Remakes
Village Roadshow upped its legal salvo against Warner Bros. on Monday, claiming in court documents that the major studio is shutting it out from being a co-owner and financial partner on dozens of
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Pandora Sued by Major Comedians Over Licensing Fees for Writing Jokes
Pandora is accused of shortchanging comedians by neglecting to obtain the proper copyrights to stream their works, according to a series of lawsuits filed on Monday in California…
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Warner Bros. Sued Over ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Day-and-Date HBO Max Release
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group sued Warner Bros. on Monday for breach of contract over the studio’s decision to release Matrix Resurrections simultaneously on HBO Max and in…
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Instagram Defeats Suit Over Embedding Feature
Instagram has defeated a lawsuit from users unhappy with its embedding feature, as a California federal judge has dismissed their suit without leave to amend. Two photographers, Alexis Hunley…
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Bill Cosby Can Plead the Fifth in Civil Sexual Assault Suit, Judge Rules
When his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court, Bill Cosby theoretically became constrained in his ability to invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to…
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Longtime ‘Simpsons’ Composer Settles Termination Dispute With Fox
The legal battle between Fox and longtime Simpsons composer Alf Clausen over his 2017 termination is officially over after the parties reached a resolution and secured dismissal in two courts…
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