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...
Jen Shah Pleads Guilty – FindLaw – Legal Firms
Jen Shah, star of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," appeared before a U.S. District Court judge and pleaded guilty in her federal fraud case. Shah was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in 2021. She originally pleaded not guilty to all charges...
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...
‘He Said, She Said,’ Starring Johnny Depp and Amber Heard – Legal Firms
On April 11, the highly publicized defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard, kicked off in Fairfax County, Virginia. Depp has already taken the stand for hours of soft-spoken testimony. Heard is scheduled to testify sometime later during the six-week proceedings. Also on the star-studded potential witness...
Is Steve Harvey a Judge? – Legal Firms
The judges who host courtroom reality TV shows have usually been real judges. Judge Judy (Judy Sheindlin) was a Manhattan family court judge. Judge Joe Brown presided in Shelby County, Tennessee, Criminal Court. Judge Marilyn Milian ("The People's Court") was a Florida circuit court judge. The list of people who...
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...
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...