Trump complains about hush money trial jury selection

Trump complains about hush money trial jury selection

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024 in New York City.  Jefferson Siegel | Getty Images Donald Trump complained Wednesday that his lawyers were not given “unlimited” chances to reject prospective … Read more

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers’ help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers’ help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

DES MOINES, Iowa — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year — with … Read more

Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert

Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert

A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston. Scott headlined the concert during which 10 people were killed as authorities and festival organizers responded to a massive crowd surge and tried to shut … Read more

New York county loses bid to prevent state legal challenge of its ban on female transgender athletes

New York county loses bid to prevent state legal challenge of its ban on female transgender athletes

NEW YORK — A county outside New York City has lost its bid to block the state from taking legal action against its ban on women’s and girls teams that include female transgender players, state Attorney General Letitia James said Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury dismissed Nassau County’s lawsuit seeking to prevent the … Read more

Trump targets two likely witnesses ahead of his criminal trial, despite gag order

Trump targets two likely witnesses ahead of his criminal trial, despite gag order

In this courtroom sketch, Michael Cohen looks toward former U.S. President Donald Trump as he is questioned by a lawyer for the attorney general’s office, during the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Oct. 24, 2023. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Donald … Read more

Executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman

Executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman

LAS VEGAS — The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment awarded by a California civil jury nearly three decades ago in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Simpson’s will was … Read more

If O.J. Simpson’s assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

If O.J. Simpson’s assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson died Thursday without having paid the lion’s share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in a 1997 … Read more

If O.J. Simpson’s assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

If O.J. Simpson’s assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson died Thursday without having paid the lion’s share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in a 1997 … Read more

Judge dismisses lawsuits filed against rapper Drake over deadly Astroworld concert

Judge dismisses lawsuits filed against rapper Drake over deadly Astroworld concert

HOUSTON — Hip-hop artist Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed, a judge has ruled. Drake was a special guest of rap superstar Travis Scott, who had headlined the festival. He performed with Scott at the end of the concert on … Read more

Lawsuit targets donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund

Lawsuit targets donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. Bonnie Cash | Reuters One of the largest donations to Rudy Giuliani’s legal defense fund is at the center of a new lawsuit that argues the … Read more