‘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...

‘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...

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...

The Top 10 Music Plagiarism Cases of All Time – Legal Firms

Popular English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who prevailed in a music plagiarism lawsuit on April 6, says enough is enough. Musicians are facing too many lawsuits from other musicians and songwriters, he said in a YouTube video following his win in a London court. These actions, he said, have money-making settlement as their...

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...