Ex-Cheerleader Sues Colts for Discrimination, Says Others Involved in ‘Notoriety’ Weren’t Fired

A former cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts has sued the team alleging that it discriminated against her by firing her after she posed in racy photographs when it had not fired others for similar conduct. Malori Wampler, 27, says in her federal lawsuit that she did not violate a team…

May 23, 2011 11:07 PM CDT

Hollywood Agent Mike Ovitz Sued Over $200K in Unpaid Legal Fees

A breach of contract case against Mike Ovitz, alleging that the Hollywood agent owes $200,000 to the law firm that defended him in a civil wiretapping case, was filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Deadline Hollywood reports. According to the website, the action was filed on behalf of the…

May 20, 2011 9:02 PM CDT

NFL Scores in 8th Circuit, Where Liberals Are Moderate

The National Football League apparently found a friendly forum when a St. Louis-based federal appeals court ruled Monday evening that the lockout could continue. Even the most liberal judges on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would be considered moderate in other circuits, the Washington Post reports. Said Jon…

May 18, 2011 3:03 PM CDT

LimeWire Settles Infringement Claims for $105M; Recording Companies Initially Wanted $75T

The online file-sharing company LimeWire and its founder Mark Gorton have reached a $105 million settlement with major recording companies in the middle of a federal trial to determine damages for infringement. At one time the recording companies had sought $75 trillion in damages, but Judge Kimba Wood had rejected…

May 13, 2011 12:45 PM CDT

Asked About Famous 1961 Speech, Ex-FCC Chair Says TV is No Longer a ‘Vast Wasteland’

A former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission who became a household name after calling television a “vast wasteland” in a 1961 speech says he’s changed his opinion about the medium since then. Speaking at a National Press Club event on the 50th anniversary of his famous remarks, Sidley Austin…

May 12, 2011 6:06 PM CDT

Ex-MLB Star Lenny Dykstra Indicted, Accused of Stripping His Own $18.5M Home After Chapter 11 Filing

A former Major League Baseball star has been indicted in a bankruptcy fraud case. Lenny Dykstra is accused of stealing from the bankruptcy estate by taking and selling, or destroying, property including sconces, a chandelier and gold fixtures from his $18.5 million mansion in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after his Chapter…

May 9, 2011 5:57 PM CDT

‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Actress Files Suit Against Mattel Over ‘Elly May Barbie’

Actress Donna Douglas, who played buxom, none-too-bright Elly May Clampett on the 1960s television hit The Beverly Hillbillies, has filed a federal lawsuit against Mattel Inc., over the toymaker’s new “Elly May Barbie” doll. Although she never gave permission, the packaging for the doll uses a photo of her in…

May 5, 2011 10:35 PM CDT

Lawyer for Mel Gibson’s Ex Reverses Plan re Custody Case; Judge and Actor’s Lawyer ‘Visibly Shocked’

Both the judge and a lawyer for Mel Gibson were “visibly shocked” today when an attorney for the actor’s former girlfriend announced during a court hearing that she would no longer seek to have his alleged domestic violence considered concerning the custody of the celebrity couple’s child, TMZ reports. Sources…

May 4, 2011 10:01 PM CDT

DOJ Considers Antitrust Probe of Bowl Championship Series, Asks NCAA to Explain Procedure

In a letter to the National College Athletic Association made public today, the U.S. Department of Justice announces that it is considering an antitrust probe of the way the participants in the Bowl Championship Series are selected. Unlike many other college sports, college football doesn’t have a playoff to determine…

May 4, 2011 8:18 PM CDT

A Trove of Historic Jazz Recordings has Found a Home in Harlem, But You Can’t Hear Them

May 1, 2011 9:40 AM CDT

More Pro Football Chaos as 8th Circuit Sides With NFL, Reinstates Lockout During Draft

Siding with the National Football League, a federal appeals court today in effect ordered a lockout back into place by granting a temporary stay of a lower court’s order in favor of players. The 2-1 decision of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals can be expected to create further…

Apr 30, 2011 12:28 AM CDT

Mike Tyson’s Tattoo Artist Sues Warner Bros., Says Studio Pirated Copy on Actor’s Face in New Movie

The artist who created an unusual tattoo on the left side of prizefighter Mike Tyson’s face has sued Warner Bros., contending that the studio pirated its work by putting the same tattoo on the face of an actor in its new movie The Hangover 2. S. Victor Whitmill says in…

Apr 29, 2011 11:44 PM CDT

Katie Holmes Settles $50 Million Lawsuit with Tabloid Over Cover Story Hinting She Was a Drug Addict

Katie Holmes has resolved her $50 million defamation lawsuit centering on a Star magazine cover story conveying she was a drug addict. Holmes filed the suit against American Media Inc., Star magazine’s publisher, after it ran a January cover story shouting “Katie DRUG SHOCKER!,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Star released…

Apr 28, 2011 7:23 PM CDT

Lockout Case Asks Conservative-Leaning 8th Circuit to Decide Between Business Interests, Free Market

Litigation over the National Football League lockout is headed to the conservative-leaning 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but the experts say that doesn’t necessarily mean an NFL victory. The New York Times talked to several experts who said it’s difficult to make predictions about the outcome of the case…

Apr 27, 2011 4:09 PM CDT

Meet J. Thomas Schieffer, Akin Gump Attorney to Serve as Manager of Los Angeles Dodgers

A Texas lawyer who serves as senior counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has been tapped by Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig to oversee the operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports the Am Law Daily. A three-term member of the state legislature, starting at age 25,…

Apr 26, 2011 11:20 PM CDT