Woman Who Shot Porn Testifies She Knew Videos Would Go Online
A woman who shot at least 15 porn videos for GirlsDoPorn affiliate website MomPOV.com said Thursday she knew the videos would be posted online to a members-only website.
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Expert: Porn Site Made Over $1 Million From Jane Doe Videos
GirlsDoPorn made more than $1 million on videos it produced of 22 Jane Does who accuse the porn company of lying to them to get them to appear in the videos while its owner stands to make $4 million more from over 200 unpublished videos, a financial expert testified Monday.
Read moreWoman Says She Was Paid to Harass Does’ Attorneys in Porn Fraud Trial
The ex-girlfriend of a porn producer for GirlsDoPorn testified Tuesday she was paid $300 a week to harass the attorneys representing the 22 Jane Does accusing the online porn purveyor of a bait-and-switch scheme to get them to appear in its videos.
Read moreWoman Testifies of Violent Sex, Blocked Door in Porn Fraud Trial
The last of 22 Jane Does to testify against GirlsDoPorn on claims of a bait-and-switch scheme involving the online distribution of pornography videos wept Monday as a deposition was played in which she recounted sex so violent it made her bleed.
Read moreNinth Circuit Won’t Rehear Steinbeck Family Copyright Spat
The Ninth Circuit will not revisit its decision in a long-running copyright feud between family and heirs of renowned author John Steinbeck.
Read morePorn Fraud Civil Trial to Continue Despite Criminal Charges
The day after an online porn purveyor removed GirlsDoPorn’s videos and less than a week after federal prosecutors filed sex trafficking charges against its owners and operators, GirlsDoPorn lost a bid to stay the months-long civil trial brought by women who say they were duped to appear in its videos.
Read moreAbortion Foes’ Videos Spurred Safety Concerns, Clinic Workers Testify
A Planned Parenthood doctor who was surreptitiously recorded by anti-abortion activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt at a National Abortion Federation conference in San Francisco said her sense of security was shaken after a video of what she thought was a private conversation about fetal tissue donation was released online.
Read moreCourthouse Lighting Project Spurs Suit Against California Court Administrator
A business owner has sued the Judicial Council of California and one of its former staff supervisors for $1 million, claiming the ex-employee’s unscrupulous dealings in a project to replace courthouse lighting with energy-saving lightbulbs left her financially ruined.
Read moreAbortion Foe Says He Didn’t Endorse Using Fake IDs to Videotape Doctors
Downplaying his role in an alleged conspiracy to infiltrate abortion industry meetings and secretly videotape doctors, a longtime abortion foe testified Tuesday he did not know his colleagues planned to use fake IDs and other deceptive means to gain access.
Read moreWoman Testifies She Was Underpaid for Porn Film
Shining a light on GirlsDoPorn’s alleged practice of underpaying women who appear in its porn videos over supposed physical flaws, Jane Doe 10 testified Monday she was paid thousands less than promised in 2015 because she was told she “looks old.”
Read moreUndercover Journalists or Anti-Abortion Fraudsters? A Jury Will Decide
On the first day of trial over abortion foe David Daleiden’s campaign to infiltrate industry meetings and covertly videotape Planned Parenthood doctors, a jury was bombarded with conflicting messages on what the case is about.
Read morePorn Company Employee Says Recruiting Continues During Fraud Trial
Subscription-based porn website GirlsDoPorn continues to recruit amateur models via Craigslist without disclosing its videos are published online despite an ongoing civil trial over recruitment practices, an employee testified Wednesday.
Read moreJane Doe Recounts Fallout From Porn Video Posted Online
Turning to alcohol to cope with being recognized by people in her small town after appearing in a porn video, Jane Doe 16 testified Tuesday about the fallout from the video she said was never supposed to be posted online.
Read moreArbitration Likely in $100 Million Fight Between Michael Jackson Estate and HBO
A federal judge indicated Thursday he will deny entertainment network HBO’s request to keep a dispute with the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson over the “Leaving Neverland” documentary out of arbitration.
Read moreFeds Sue NSA Whistleblower Snowden Over Book Disclosures
The U.S. government sued whistleblower Edward Snowden in federal court Tuesday, claiming Snowden failed to give the CIA and the National Security Agency, his onetime employer, ample opportunity to review his latest book before it was published.
Read moreNinth Circuit Tosses $8M Award in Decades-Long Steinbeck War
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday threw out a jury award of $8 million in punitive damages to John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter over a copyright dispute involving the author’s famous works.
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Couple Whose Son Was Born to Wrong Parents Sue Over IVF Mix-Up
After months of unsuccessful in vitro fertilization therapy, Anni and Ashot Manukyan’s child was born this year – to a woman who didn’t know she was carrying the couple’s child following a disastrous error by a Los Angeles fertility clinic, according to the couple’s lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Read moreTfue the Gamer
Professional gamer Turner Tenney, aka Tfue, sued gaming organization FaZe Clan on Monday claiming the agency signed him to an onerous, one-sided contract, owes him sponsorship money and should be regulated as a talent agency under the California Talent Agency Act.
Read moreBankruptcy Stay of Land Deal Spat Heads to High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court took up a bankruptcy snarl Monday stemming from an aborted $1.55 million real estate deal.
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