Judge Dumps Stormy Defamation Suit Against Trump
A federal judge on Monday tossed adult film star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, and also awarded the president attorney’s fees.
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Upstart Congregation Ducks Megachurch Trademark Spat
A Philippines-based megachurch must amend its claims against a group of expelled ministers and members it accuses of stealing its logo and copyrighted hymns to start their own competing church.
Read moreStormy Daniels Defamation Suit Over Trump Tweet Flounders
A federal judge in Los Angeles said Monday he was leaning toward dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump because a presidential tweet at the heart of the case is an opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Read moreStormy Ups Ante on Efforts to Depose Trump
Responding to President Donald Trump’s effort to dump her lawsuit, adult film star Stormy Daniels on Monday renewed her bid to depose the president about his knowledge of a threat made against her in 2011 incident after she made plans to tell the story of her alleged affair with Trump.
Read moreTrump Makes Bid to Dump Stormy Defamation Suit
An attorney for President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to toss porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit, arguing she can’t claim to have been damaged by a presidential tweet when she’s making big money from her newfound fame.
Read moreDisneyland Fan Clubs Duke Out Couple’s Libel Claims
Medical records obtained from a health care provider, social media posts and an alleged smear campaign are at the heart of a defamation case between two fan clubs who meet at Disneyland in Southern California.
Read moreNinth Circuit Advances Suit Over Anti-Abortion Foes’ Videos
Planned Parenthood’s federal lawsuit accusing anti-abortion activists of hampering abortion access with doctored videos creating the impression clinics sell aborted fetal tissue will proceed intact, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read moreTrump Urges Arbitration in Stormy Daniels Dispute
Attorneys who facilitated a hush agreement following an alleged affair between adult film actress Stormy Daniels and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump have filed a motion to arbitrate a dispute over the agreement rather than hash it out in open federal court.
Read moreLA Mariachis Take Eviction Fight to Court
After refusing to pay rent this summer to protest rent hikes by new landlords, tenants of an apartment in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights told a judge Wednesday the subsequent eviction notices amounted to retaliation.
Read moreWastewater District Can’t Dodge Hazardous Waste Storage Claims
A private wastewater-treatment company received a severe legal defeat from a California appeals court on Thursday, meaning it will remain on the hook for criminal violations connected to a hazardous-waste explosion at its Ventura County location in 2014.
Read moreAbortion Foes Say Free Speech Trumps Planned Parenthood Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday gave little indication whether it would advance the bulk of Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit accusing anti-abortion activists of interfering with access to abortion, or shrink the scope of claims the activists face over doctored videos purporting to show the reproductive health organization selling aborted fetal tissue.
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Nevada High Court Deals Blow to Adelson’s Defamation Case
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state law protects a 2012 online petition started by the National Jewish Democratic Council accusing casino mogul Sheldon Adelson of allowing prostitution in Macau.
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Animal Lover Wants Four White Tigers Moved to a Better Home
A Texas wildlife lover took her fight to free four white tigers to federal court Tuesday, claiming their cramped quarters at a Houston aquarium and confinement indoors there for 13 years violates the Endangered Species Act.
Read moreDismissal of Suit Against Journalists Upheld
A California appeals court upheld the dismissal of an action against an investigative news outlet that had written numerous articles that raised ethical questions over an environmentalist lawyer’s lawsuits.
Read more9th Circ. Advances Safari Club’s Suit Over Secret Video
A hunting club’s lawsuit against its former president on invasion of privacy claims does not constitute an attack against his free speech rights, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday.
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