Media & Entertainment Law

You Said That About Me Celebrity Gossip Blogger Sues for Slander
Sean and Robin back together! Toni Braxton hospitalized! Joan Jett keeps sexual orientation a mystery! Katie Holmes gets a new haircut! What with Gitmo, Yoo and The Donald, it’s been a rather heavy Wednesday at LB Headquarters...

"A Rose by Any Other Name..."
As of August 6, 2008 Bentzen Funding Solutions no longer refers to its gossip as "gossip". "After all, I have been told by many that it is my gossip column that you enjoy most! My gossip postings are short and...

Celebrity time for celebrity crime
NEW YORK--At least once a year we have a big celebrity trial around here. There was Phil Spector last year. Michael Jackson before that. We had Robert Blake, Jayson Williams, and back in the day, William Kennedy Smith...

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of March 17, 2008
We thought JuicyCampus might be the next Internet gossip site to suffer from unwanted legal scrutiny and it turns out we were right: New Jersey law enforcement officials have been investigating JuicyCampus for at least a month and claim that the site violates the state's Consumer Fraud Act...

Name that Crime!
Over on the gossip blog I co-write, I run a regular feature -- currently sweeping the nation -- called, Name that Ass, in which I present a picture of a celebrity's buttocks and ask our readers to identity the celebrity...

New Jersey Subpoenas College Gossip Web Site JuicyCampus
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 21, 2008. New Jersey Subpoenas College Gossip Web Site JuicyCampus"Prosecutors are checking to see if the site is commiting fraud by failing to remove offensive posts as promised...

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

Signal International
allegedly lured foreign workers to US shipyards with false promises of permanent resident status.

Chattanooga, TN
Seven months in back pay resolves pepper spray dispute.

Celebrity Maid
Liz Hurley agrees to pay former employee wage and hour settlement.

Celebrity Chef
John Burton Race ordered to pay wife $7.2 million divorce settlement.

Deja Vu
Exotic Dancers file class action claiming back wages

Job Site Fatalities Increase
Safety Experts Concerned