Court: Man Who Cheated On Fiancée Must Pay Her $50,000
A Georgia man who cheated on his fiancée must pay her $50,000 for breach of prmise, Courthousenews.com reports..
Melissa Cooper and Christopher Ned Kelley had a child together in 2000. In 2004, Kelley proposed and gave Cooper a ring valued at approximately $10,000.
Cooper then discovered that Kelley cheated on her with a woman he was seeing before he proposed to her. Cooper took Kelley back when he promised he would be faithful to her.
But Cooper was forced to face reality when she learned Kelley was seeing another woman in 2011.
Super Soaker Creator Gets $72.9M from Hasbro
Lonnie Johnson, the man who created the Super Soaker water gun, was awarded $73 million in unpaid royalties from giant toy maker Hasbro.
Johnson, who founded the Atlanta-based company behind the Super Soaker, filed a lawsuit against Hasbro for underpaid royalties in the sales of the wildly popular water gun, according to the AJC.com.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian SUE YouTube Founder for Leaking Wedding Proposal Video
Just when you thought Kim and Kanye’s attention-grabbing antics couldn’t get weirder, they come up with yet another publicity stunt to keep their names in the headlines.
The narcissistic couple filed a lawsuit against YouTube founder Chad Hurley for leaking a video of their grandiose marriage proposal in an empty major league baseball park on Oct. 21.
Student Sues Barney’s and NYPD for Racial Profiling
A young college student discovered that racism is alive and well in high end retailing. Trayvon Christian is suing Barney’s Department store and the NYPD for violating his rights after the retailer accused him of credit card fraud.
Christian, 19, went to the Madison Avenue Barney’s in NY to purchase a Ferragamo belt after spotting his favorite rapper, Juelz Santana, wearing the expensive accessory. Christian saved his money by working extra shifts at his part-time job. He was finally able to purchase the luxury $349 Salvatore Ferragamo belt, which he paid for with a debit card in his name.
Jackson Family Lose $40B AEG Live Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A California jury yesterday sided with concert promoter AEG Live in a multi-billion dollar wrongful death lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, 83.
The Jackson family matriarch filed the lawsuit in February 2013, seeking up to $40 billion from AEG Live.
The jury found AEG was not liable for the actions of Michael’s former personal physician Conrad Murray, who is scheduled to be released from prison this month after serving 2 years of a four-year sentence for negligent homicide in Michael’s death.
The jury found that AEG had hired Murray as Jackson’s personal physician, but that Murray was competent to practice medicine because he held a valid medical license.
Murray saw the jury’s verdict as “justice”.
Federal Judge Rules Black People Can’t Use N-Word in Workplace
A federal judge has ruled that workplace use of the derogatory term ‘nigger’ is illegal, even if uttered by black people.
Brandi Johnson, 38, was awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages in a lawsuit brought against STRIVE agency founder Rob Carmona (pictured above) for calling her the N-word during a taped “four-minute nigger tirade”. Johnson said Carmona was angered over her inappropriate workplace attire and unprofessional behavior.
STRIVE prepares young black people with the tools necessary to enter the workforce. STRIVE’s website notes that the agency has helped nearly 50,000 people find jobs.
Robin Thicke, T.I. Sue Marvin Gaye’s Family Over ‘Blurred Lines’
R&B singer Robin Thicke has filed a lawsuit to protect his single “Blurred Lines” from Marvin Gaye’s family and Funkadelic’s copyrights owners, reports the NY Post. Music producer Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I., real name Clifford Harris Jr., are also named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The Funkadelic’s rights owners claim there are similarities between “Blurred Lines” and a song they own the rights to.
Gaye’s family say “Blurred Lines” borrows heavily from Marvin’s hit single “Got to Give it Up.”
