Retrial sees T.J. Simers awarded $15.45 million judgement against the LA Times, more than twice the $7.13 million they appealed
This is the latest development in Simers' lawsuit, which was initially filed in 2013.
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Appeals court overturning Sunday Ticket lawsuit dismissal could eventually lead to NFL broadcast changes
The panel noted the NFL's antitrust broadcast exemption doesn't apply to deals with pay-TV outlets like DirecTV.
Former ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, last seen claiming concussion researchers “cheat, lie and suppress science,” is now suing…over Roundup
Hoge has ranted about links tying the NFL to CTE and the resulting lawsuits, claiming those are based on"bad science" and "a plot to destroy football." Now, he's citing recent studies to sue Monsanto over Roundup, which he blames for causing his 2003 bout with cancer.
Pittsburgh local news reporter Dave Crawley is suing Red Bull and others over injuries sustained in an August 2017 river plunge
Crawley went on a river plunge in a homemade flying machine in 2017 to promote a Red Bull Flugtag event in Pittsburgh. He's now suing Red Bull and others.
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy: Roger Goodell clown shirt designers “didn’t even have the balls to tell me they issued this lawsuit”
"We’ve done probably 5-10 more designs in the past couple years with them. I have tons of DM’s. Guess how many times they complained? Zero. They’ve been happy as pigs and shit. They didn’t even have the balls to tell me they issued this lawsuit."
Somerville, MA mayor Joseph Curtatone sues Kirk Minihane and Barstool Sports over Minihane “impersonating a Boston Globe reporter”
Curtatone's claim comes under the Massachusetts Wiretapping Statute.
Lenny Dykstra files lawsuit against Ron Darling over new book where Darling says Dysktra yelled racist taunts at Oil Can Boyd
"This lawsuit sends a loud, clear message to anyone that you can’t just make up lies about people — he literally made up a story. You can’t do that when you have millions of people listening to you, like Mr. Perfect does as a broadcaster."
ESPN has settled tennis announcer Doug Adler’s “guerrilla/gorilla” lawsuit, might even have him work for them again
ESPN parted ways with Adler in January 2017 after the "gorilla/guerrilla" controversy, and he sued them the following month. The sides have now settled that lawsuit.
Nicki Minaj threatens to sue “this hoe” Jesse Palmer over DailyMail TV segment, saying “You just lied on me on nat’l TV”
Heisman Trust files lawsuit against Heisman Watch website, alleging copyright infringement in name and with trophy images
This lawsuit could see some interesting discussion as to how outlets cover the Heisman Trophy.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers say they’ll sue German magazine Der Spiegel over reporting of 2009 rape allegations (updated)
Ronaldo's lawyers called Der Spiegel's report "blatantly illegal."
Florida man files lawsuit against Tampa Bay Rays over unwanted promotional text messages
In his defense, those promotional texts are really annoying.
After Colt Cabana and CM Punk won in a defamation lawsuit from a WWE doctor, Cabana’s now suing Punk over $513,736 in legal...
Cabana claims Punk told him in a text his legal bills would be "100% covered." They were not.
Former WFAN sales exec’s sexual harassment lawsuit accuses Joe Benigno of sharing NSFW photos, asking her for group sex (UPDATE: placed on leave)
"Benigno showed [Lockwood] a nude photo of his wife with a prostitute and propositioned [Lockwood] to join him, his wife and a prostitute in sexual intercourse."
Adrienne Lawrence’s lawsuit against ESPN sees her arguing their publication of “fake texts” wasn’t as a media company
"The statements about Ms. Lawrence and the Fake Texts were statements by a vindictive former employer, published in a press release (with no bylines, sources or objective facts) on ESPN’s press release website."
