Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Four Tops Singer Sues Hospital Over Being Put in Restraints

The lawsuit by Alexander Morris, who joined the group six years ago, said the staff thought he was “delusional” when he told them he was in the Motown band.
Chiquita Banana Held Liable for Paramilitary Group’s Killings During Colombian Civil War

A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll.
Howard University Votes to Revoke Sean Combs’s Honorary Degree

In a unanimous decision, the university’s board of trustees also moved to disband a scholarship in Mr. Combs’s name amid investigations into abuse allegations.
Sean Combs Sells Stake in Revolt, the Media Company He Founded

After a wave of lawsuits accusing Mr. Combs of sexual assault, the two are “completely separated and dissociated from each other,” the company’s chief executive said.
The-Dream, Hitmaker for Beyoncé and Rihanna, Is Accused of Rape

In a lawsuit, a former protégée of Terius Gesteelde-Diamant says he entangled her in an abusive relationship. Mr. Gesteelde-Diamant called the allegations “untrue and defamatory.”
MicroStrategy and Its Founder to Pay $40 Million in Tax Fraud Lawsuit

Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020, the attorney general for the District of Columbia said.
Elon Musk Lobbies on X for His $46.5 Billion Tesla Pay Package

The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.
U.S. Accuses Hyundai and Two Other Companies of Using Child Labor

The Labor Department filed a lawsuit accusing Hyundai, one of its suppliers and a staffing company of jointly employing a 13-year-old on an auto body parts assembly line in Alabama.
American Airlines Is Accused of Discrimination in Lawsuit

Three Black men said they and five other Black men were removed from a Phoenix-to-New York flight in January for about an hour because of a complaint about body odor.
Sean Kingston Arrested on Fraud and Theft Charges After Raid at His Home

Mr. Kingston, a singer and rapper, best known for his 2007 hit single “Beautiful Girls,” was taken into custody on Thursday. His mother was also arrested.
The Emails at the Heart of the Government’s Ticketmaster Case

Live Nation Entertainment, which owns Ticketmaster, is accused of violating antitrust laws. The Justice Department drew on the concert behemoth’s internal communications in its lawsuit.
Some iPhone Customers Could Get Up to $349 in an Apple Settlement

A class-action lawsuit about audio issues in iPhone 7 and 7 Plus phones has led to a $35 million settlement, though the company denies the phones were faulty.