Tennessee Cop Accused of Groping Minors Faces Fourth Lawsuit
A sheriff’s deputy in southeast Tennessee accused of groping underage girls and baptizing a woman under duress was hit with a fourth lawsuit Wednesday.
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Rapper Must Pay $7.1M for Sexual Battery, Seventh Circuit Rules
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld a $7.1 million judgment against rap artist The Game for sexually battering a contestant on his VH1 dating show, slamming his “deeply reprehensible” conduct.
Read moreProsecutors Drop Groping Case Against Kevin Spacey
Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016 after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information supporting the actor’s claims of innocence.
Read moreFormer NY Senate Hopeful Sues Over Jail Strip Search
A former Republican candidate for the New York Senate who was sentenced to prison two years ago in an apartment-rental scam claims in a lawsuit filed Friday that he was forced to strip naked and undergo a body-cavity search as punishment for complaining about inadequate medical treatment.
Read moreKevin Spacey Faces Civil Suit Over Nantucket Groping Claims
As his criminal sexual assault trial looms, Kevin Spacey is now facing civil claims from a man who says the disgraced actor groped him in a Nantucket bar three years ago.
Read moreTrump Asks Judge to Toss Ex-Staffer’s Unwanted Kiss Claim
Attorneys for President Donald Trump argued before a federal judge Wednesday for the dismissal of a lawsuit from a former campaign staffer claiming Trump forcibly kissed her before a 2016 rally in Florida.
Read moreICE Contractor Faces Suit Over ‘Inhumane’ Van Ride
A five-hour bus trip to bring immigrant detainees from Northern California to Bakersfield turned into a day-long ordeal, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday accusing a Homeland Security contractor of using a windowless van to transport the immigrants in suffocating heat that caused them to vomit and faint.
Read moreThomas Blasts Refusal to Close 70-Year-Old Federal Tort Loophole
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasted his colleagues Monday for refusing to hear a tort case brought against the United States by the husband of a Navy lieutenant who died during childbirth at a naval hospital.
Read moreAlec Baldwin Faces Civil Suit Over Parking Spot Fracas
Calling his “life changed forever,” a Polish immigrant who says he was clobbered in broad daylight by Alec Baldwin has sued the actor for assault, battery and slander.
Read moreClaims From Turkish Embassy Dust-Up Advance
A federal judge on Monday kept alive several claims brought by a group of protesters in Washington who were beaten in May 2017 by security officials and supporters of Turkish President Recep Erdogan during his visit with President Donald Trump.
Read moreFormer Campaign Staffer Says Trump Forcibly Kissed Her
A former campaign worker for President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming he kissed her without her consent before a 2016 campaign rally in Florida.
Read moreOhio Firm Sued Over Office Attack by Child Molester
An Ohio woman claims her former employer hired as its office manager a twice-convicted child molester who sexually assaulted her son during a Thanksgiving party and attacked her at home after she reported him to police.
Read moreDuracell Sued for $20 Million on Canceled Licensing Deal
Battery giant Duracell can’t back out of a huge licensing agreement just because it’s now owned by Berkshire Hathaway, a New York retailer says in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Read moreWhite Chicago Cop Convicted in Shooting of Black Teen
A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Read moreSinger Akon Sued by Music-Video Cameramen
Two cameramen sued R&B singer Akon in Michigan state court, claiming members of his crew held them at gunpoint and forced them to hand over music video footage to avoid paying them.
Read moreOhio Schools Sued Over Teacher Who Had Student’s Baby
A former student filed a civil rights lawsuit against two Ohio school districts and a former teacher who groomed him for a sexual relationship and then had his baby, claiming school administrators knew what was going on but turned a blind eye.
Read moreSinger Chris Brown Arrested for Felony Assault in Florida
Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting sheriff’s deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge and booked him into the Palm Beach County Jail.
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