Celebrities

Two Jurors in Clemens Case Are Dismissed for Sleeping During Testimony

Last week, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton warned lawyers in Roger Clemens’ perjury trial that they were dragging out the case and boring the jurors. The trial is now in its fifth week, and two jurors are gone. They were dismissed after they were caught sleeping during the testimony, the…

May 16, 2012 12:03 PM CDT

Walter Gordon Dies at 103; A Mentor to Many, He Represented Billie Holiday and Ordinary Folks

When Walter L. Gordon Jr. hung out his shingle in 1937 in Los Angeles, there were, he once estimated, only about 29 other black lawyers in the state. Then, and for many years afterward, white law firms didn’t hire black attorneys, and there was even a “whites only” clause in…

Apr 30, 2012 6:58 PM CDT

Meet Judge Judy’s Longtime Bailiff, Byrd, the ‘Kato to her Green Hornet’

A bailiff on the hugely popular Judge Judy reality courtroom television show was actually, years ago, just like “Judge Judy” Scheindlin herself, the real thing. Both she and Petri Hawkins Byrd worked in Manhattan Family Court in New York when she was a supervising judge, reports the Los Angeles Times…

Apr 20, 2012 8:55 PM CDT

Lead Counsel in OJ Simpson Case Sues 3 Lawyers for Claimed Slander in Legal Fee Dispute

An out-of-state lawyer heading O.J. Simpson’s defense team in a 2008 armed robbery trial in Nevada that ended with the former football great’s conviction has fired back in a legal fee dispute with local counsel. Miami attorney Yale Galanter of sued three attorneys for slander in a suit filed Thursday…

Apr 20, 2012 3:50 PM CDT

Several Potential Clemens Jurors Haven’t Heard of the Baseball Great

Several potential jurors questioned for the retrial of former pitcher Roger Clemens said they have never heard of the Cy Young Award winner. Several people who had heard of Clemens couldn’t name any of his teams, the Associated Press reports. One potential juror said he would rather be sleeping than…

Apr 19, 2012 4:25 PM CDT

Pippa Middleton Gun Incident Puts Associate in Paris Office of Shearman & Sterling in the News

A lawyer in the Paris office of Shearman & Sterling is at the center of a controversy after he was photographed brandishing what appeared to be a semi-automatic pistol while motoring with the sister-in-law of Britain’s Prince William. Another individual who apparently was in the car that 36-year-old lawyer Romain…

Apr 18, 2012 4:13 PM CDT

Singer Files Counterclaim Against ‘Storage Wars’ Star in Battle over ‘Yuuup!’

R&B singer Trey Songz is battling Storage Wars personality Dave Hester in a lawsuit over rights to profit from the word “Yuuup!” Songz filed a counterclaim earlier this month in Hester’s trademark suit against the singer and songwriter, report the New York Daily News and TMZ. Hester, who shouts “Yuuup!”…

Apr 18, 2012 12:01 PM CDT

Judge Sanctions Lawyer and Plaintiff for Sex Claim Lawsuit Against Boxing Champ

A New York judge has tossed a false imprisonment lawsuit filed against boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya and sanctioned both the plaintiff and her lawyer. The plaintiff, Angelica Cecora, had claimed she and her roommate had sex with De La Hoya while at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, but she…

Apr 6, 2012 2:17 PM CDT

Elderly Couple Flees Home, Hires Lawyer After Spike Lee Retweets Wrong Zimmerman Address

An elderly Florida couple has hired a lawyer after movie director Spike Lee retweeted their home address in an apparently mistaken impression that they are related to the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The couple, Elaine and David McClain, have a son named William George Zimmerman, who…

Mar 29, 2012 12:28 PM CDT

Reports: Ex-Bulls Star Dennis Rodman Can’t Pay $800K Child-Support Bill, Could Face Jail Time

An attorney representing the third wife of Dennis Rodman says in court documents filed in California that the former Chicago Bulls basketball star is $800,000 behind on support for the two children he had with her and owes his ex another $50,000 or so. His lawyer, Linnea Willis, says in…

Mar 27, 2012 10:27 PM CDT

Daughter Asks Court to Appoint Conservator for Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor

A daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor has asked a Los Angeles judge to appoint a conservator to be sure that the best interests of her elderly mother are being looked after. In a petition filed today, Francesca Hilton questions how her mother’s ninth husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, is handling…

Mar 20, 2012 10:07 PM CDT

Actor George Clooney Arrested in Sudan Embassy Protest in DC

Authorities slapped the cuffs on George Clooney today, charging him with a misdemeanor, crossing a police line, in a protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. The Hollywood actor was arrested, along with his father, Nick and others, put in plastic handcuffs and taken away in a Secret Service…

Mar 16, 2012 5:51 PM CDT

Greedy Gordon Gekko Stars in FBI Public Service Ad, Urges Viewers to Tip Feds re Insider Trading

Updated: Michael Douglas is reprising one of his most iconic roles, speaking out, in the persona of Gordon Gekko, on behalf of the FBI and warning, in a television public service ad, of the dangers of insider trading. “He’s talking about himself as Gordon Gekko and the role that he…

Feb 27, 2012 10:55 PM CST

Singer Chris Brown Retains Mark Geragos to Deal with Fan’s Claim to Police He Snatched Her iPhone

A claim that a celebrity snatched a fan’s iPhone might not seem like that big a deal, especially when no criminal charge has been made. But singer Chris Brown brought in high-powered criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos to represent him as police in Miami Beach, Fla., investigate the unproven allegation,…

Feb 27, 2012 7:49 PM CST

Justin Bieber’s Lawyers Are Eager to Stop Beaver App

Updated: A 99-cent app created to appeal to Justin Bieber fans has raised the ire of the pop star’s lawyers. The app is a game called Joustin’ Beaver. A press release says the app “is an homage to teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. Fans of the pop star can help guide…

Feb 24, 2012 7:42 PM CST