Two New Jersey brothers apparently meant to be funny when they filmed a gangsta rap parody, “Produce Paradise,” at the A&P supermarket at which they then worked. But management isn’t…
The nation’s professional basketball referees have hired a criminal lawyer after an NBA announcement last week that it was retaining one of New York’s powerhouse corporate law firms to review…
New York’s governor has signed a Truth in Music law that imposes fine of up to $15,000 on music groups that misrepresent themselves as popular artists.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick reportedly will accept a plea deal in a week that is “likely” to put him to prison. Sentencing, however, is not expected to take place…
A bill being considered in the California legislature attempts to regulate checkbook journalism and private investigators who pay for confidential information.
The legislation, AB 920, would make it a misdemeanor…
It isn’t the kind of precedent that attorneys learn about in law school. But the media circus surrounding Paris Hilton’s brief stint in the slammer earlier this summer shows that…
Now that Barry Bonds has broken Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record, a sports columnist has voluntarily taken on the role of his defense lawyer in the court of public…
Novelist Laura Albert has been ordered to pay a film production company $350,000 in legal fees and court costs after losing a dispute over rights to a film based on…
One of the nation’s marquee professional football players, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he has run an illegal dogfighting operation out of his…
Hollywood’s entertainment and business elite are, of course, perennially concerned about privacy. But ever-more-stringent efforts are now being made to safeguard from public scrutiny the personal lives of Los Angeles…
In an unprecedented scenario, it’s hard to say whether those in charge of the nation’s professional football, basketball or major league baseball teams are having the worst week, as they…
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit had 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his blood when he killed his wife and 7-year-old son and committed suicide at their suburban Atlanta…