A federal judge on Monday dismissed with leave to amend a woman’s claims against the University of California, the city of Berkeley and a protester, finding her claims stemming from a scuffle before a speech by Trump surrogate Milo Yiannopoulos are either barred by the Constitution or state law, or because they lack mention of specific injury.
Read moreA massage therapist claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that comic book legend Stan Lee sexually assaulted her at a Hyatt hotel last year.
Read moreAn Ohio mother claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that officials in the Akron school district allowed a man impersonating a police officer to handcuff and threaten to stun her child under the guise of a fake “scared straight” program purportedly aimed at deterring kids from committing crimes.
Read moreA Texas woman claims in court that now-imprisoned rapper Meek Mill punched her in the face at a Houston nightclub during an argument with the club’s owner.
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A South Florida woman claims in court that she had a miscarriage after a Dunkin’ Donuts employee kicked her in the stomach in a fight over her drive-through order.
Read moreA Phoenix man has sued the city and several police officers who he claims forced him to eat the marijuana they found in his car.
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A former student claims in a federal lawsuit that Virginia College booted her out of its cosmetology program in Tennessee last year after learning she has HIV.
Read moreAn eight-member federal jury deliberated for less than five hours Monday before finding a former Denver disc jockey liable for groping singer Taylor Swift at a meet-and-greet in 2013.
Read moreTaylor Swift’s attorney and the attorney for the disc jockey Swift accuses of groping her made their final statements to the eight-member jury on Monday morning.
Read moreA woman who was helping her sister in an apartment dispute claims in a $50 million lawsuit that police near Austin, Texas, falsely arrested her, subjected her to a brutal sexual assault and forced sedation, and denied her a rape test and bail.
Read moreA Pennsylvania woman claims in court that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by her doctor, who is accused of using hypnosis to lure her into submission during a routine checkup.
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A video posted online appears to show a San Antonio police officer repeatedly punching a 14-year-old girl outside of a quinceañera party Saturday, and police say they are reviewing body-camera footage to figure out exactly what happened.
Read moreA citizen of the United Arab Emirates claims relatives of a Marriott employee in Ohio falsely accused him of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group, triggering a police takedown and a travel warning from his home country.
Read moreThe notorious ad website Backpage.com, accused multiple times of assisting in online sex-trafficking, is to blame for the rape and murder of a Chicago teen last year, her mother claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Read moreA Nashville man claims in a federal lawsuit that two Tennessee Titans players brutally assaulted him in an alley behind a bar after he said a new draft pick could threaten one player’s job.
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