‘I Knew You Were Trouble’: Did Taylor Swift Steal Music? – Legal Firms

Looks like Taylor Swift may be in trouble. Two songwriters sued Swift, claiming that she stole their tune and lyrics and used them in her Grammy-nominated mega-hit, "Shake It Off." On Sept. 12, Taylor got the bad news that the judge would not kick out the case before trial. Did...

Why Did Bill Cosby Lose in Civil Court but Was Released from Prison? – Legal Firms

Bill Cosby's reputation is once again in shambles. A California jury found him liable for the 1975 sexual assault of a minor at the Playboy Mansion and awarded the victim $500,000 in compensatory damages. This undermines Cosby's claims of full exoneration after his aggravated indecent assault conviction was overturned by...

Does Twitter Have To Accept Musk’s Hostile Takeover Offer? – Legal Firms

In a surprising reversal, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and largest shareholder of Twitter, abandoned his plan to join the social media company's board of directors and instead offered to buy the company outright and take it private. Dare we say it, the internet is all a-twitter. Some people...

What Were You Thinking, Will Smith? – Legal Firms

On March 27, the 94th Academy Awards made history in dramatic fashion. After Chris Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle, Will Smith charged the stage and slapped Rock across the face in front of millions of viewers. While the incident didn’t prevent Smith from receiving the Best Actor nod...

Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Is Hers – Legal Firms

3.2 billion views. That's how many views Katy Perry's 2014 Billboard hit, "Dark Horse," has received to date on YouTube. And now it's fair to say it is, in fact, her hit. On March 10, Perry won her appeal of a long-running copyright infringement lawsuit, which means that she and her record label...