Fla. Gov Studies Doors Front Man’s Wild Miami Night, Prepping for Pardon Hearing

Jim Morrison urged his fans at a 1969 concert to “love your neighbor ‘til it hurts!” But did the Doors front man expose himself? That is the critical question outgoing Florida governor Charlie Crist is studying as he prepares with a thick notebook of material for a Clemency Board hearing…

Dec 3, 2010 10:26 PM CST

Lawyer With ‘The Dragon Tattoo’: Business on Track to Pass Sony in Foreign Film Grosses

Dec 1, 2010 7:00 AM CST

‘Cranky’ Judge in Rangers Case Seeks Painless Death if Threats Prove True, Slams DH Rule

A judge who oversaw the Texas Rangers reorganization doesn’t like lawyers trying the case in the media, doesn’t like the designated hitter rule, and doesn’t like interminable playoffs or long baseball bankruptcies. Those were among the revelations contained in a tape recording of a July 9 session with the lawyers…

Nov 23, 2010 1:07 PM CST

Ex-Wife of Actor Michael Douglas Loses Bid for Share of Profits from ‘Wall Street’ Sequel

A former wife of Michael Douglas has lost a bid to split the money paid to the 65-year-old actor for reprising the role of greedy Gordon Gekko in the new Wall Street sequel. However, Diandra Douglas, 52, lost because a Manhattan Supreme Court judge determined that the case should have…

Nov 15, 2010 6:53 PM CST

Pink Cleats Lawsuit Is On Again After Coach Benches Teen

A Mississippi football player who was kicked off his high school team for wearing pink cleats may sue after all. A verbal settlement agreement called for Coy Sheppard to rejoin the team at Mendenhall High School and give up any damages, but the coach reneged, according to Sheppard’s lawyer, Oliver…

Nov 15, 2010 2:37 PM CST

Publicity Rights Lawyers Are Finding There’s Plenty of Value in a Growing Practice

Few people know more than Indiana attorney Jonathan Faber about the actual worth of being famous these days. He’s certainly been committed to the field work. He’s played guitar in the living room of rock ’n’ roll legend Chuck Berry, dodged paparazzi to meet with representatives of Princess Diana’s estate,…

Nov 12, 2010 10:31 PM CST

Fla. Officials Say They’re Open to Possible Pardon for Deceased Doors Frontman Jim Morrison

More than 40 years after a notorious incident at a 1969 Miami concert, Florida officials say they may be ready to pardon Doors front man Jim Morrison, who was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity after being accused of simulating a sex act there while apparently inebriated. Morrison, a native…

Nov 10, 2010 12:16 AM CST

Nancy Grace Settles Suit Over Alleged Show-Related Suicide for $200K Trust Fund

Talk show host Nancy Grace and CNN have settled a suit brought by the family of a young woman who committed suicide in 2006 after being aggressively interviewed by Grace about the then-recent disappearance of her 2-year-old son from her home. Melinda Duckett, 21, shot herself on the day the…

Nov 8, 2010 11:29 PM CST

Scalia Questions Whether Video Game Law Would Reach Grimm’s Fairy Tales

At least three justices appeared to side with California on Tuesday in its effort to ban the sale and rental of violent video games to minors under precedent that allows restrictions on the sale of sexual materials to children. The three justices who appeared most sympathetic to California were Samuel…

Nov 3, 2010 3:38 PM CDT

Election Round-Up: Fed’l Judge Smacks Down Conn.‘s Potentional Ban of WWE Garb at Polls

For Connecticut voters who want to wear a Stone Cold Steve Austin costume to the polls on Tuesday, in a nod to Halloween and the retired professional wrestling star, the Christian Science Monitor has good news: They will apparently be allowed to do so, under a federal judge’s ruling that…

Oct 28, 2010 9:00 AM CDT

Federal Judge Shuts Down LimeWire, Says P2P Site Aided ‘Massive’ Infringement

Citing “massive” infringement, a federal judge in New York yesterday ordered LimeWire immediately to shut down its peer-to-peer file-sharing website and gave the company 14 days to report back on the measures it has taken to do so, according to Computerworld and PC World. The ruling came in a permanent…

Oct 27, 2010 11:38 PM CDT

Forgotten at Sea, Scuba Diver Is Rescued by Boy Scout, Wins $1.68M Judgment

Corrected: For nearly five hours after Daniel Carlock was accidentally left behind by his charter dive boat, in the Pacific Ocean some 12 miles off the shore of Long Beach, Calif., he thought he might be about to die. But the aerospace engineer got lucky—twice. Rescued in 2004 after he…

Oct 25, 2010 5:52 PM CDT

S.C. Supreme Court Weighs 1802 Gaming Law’s Application to 2006 Poker Bust

A lawyer for South Carolina told the state supreme court this week that an old 1802 state gaming law doesn’t bar Friday night poker games and penny ante games of bridge. But senior assistant attorney general Sonny Jones argued that the law does apply to five men busted for playing…

Oct 21, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

College Coaches Aren’t Letting Their Dismissals Become the Last Goal

In the lucrative arena of collegiate sports, coaches are paid to negotiate a field stacked with tough-to-tackle hazards: losing seasons, player misbehavior or even their own questionable antics. When the team lost, coaches used to pack their bags and slip out of the locker room after quietly negotiating a contract…

Oct 15, 2010 10:13 PM CDT

Transgender Woman Sues LPGA Over ‘Female at Birth’ Rule

A transgender woman is suing the Ladies Professional Golf Association and a group sponsoring a long-drive competition because of their requirement that women competitors be “female at birth.” Golfer Lana Lawless claims in a federal lawsuit filed in San Francisco that the rule violates California civil rights law, the New…

Oct 13, 2010 12:59 PM CDT