All articles tagged with #civil lawsuit
Conor McGregor maintains he is innocent as he prepares to fight Max Holloway at UFC 329, despite a Dublin civil verdict finding him liable for a 2018 sexual assault and awarding about £206,000 in damages; he appealed the ruling but it was upheld, and he used media appearances to reiterate his innocence while reflecting on past excesses, his faith, and his focus on family as he resumes his fighting career.
A Manhattan federal judge denied Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to E. Jean Carroll’s bid to collect about $5.8 million from a 2023 verdict, with Trump now required to file his reply by July 7 after the Supreme Court refused to review the case; Carroll argues Trump is delaying, seeking payment plus accrued interest, while Trump’s separate $83.3 million defamation verdict appeal (from 2024) remains pending.
The Supreme Court declined to review Donald Trump’s appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case, leaving intact the 2023 jury verdict that awarded Carroll about $5 million in a sexual abuse and defamation civil suit. Trump argued presidential immunity and that the claims are decades old; the decision comes amid related immunity rulings that have affected other cases, and Carroll's civil win remains in force.
After her 2025 acquittal of second-degree murder in Dedham, Karen Read filed a civil lawsuit accusing Massachusetts police agencies of misconduct and negligence during the investigation, seeking damages.
NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill settled a civil case with an OnlyFans model who accused him of shoving her during a 2023 backyard drill and causing a leg fracture; Hill contends she tripped over a dog. In the settlement, assault and battery claims were dismissed and Hill settled the negligence claim, with Hill exiting the courtroom saying “I'm going to Disney World.” The 32-year-old is a free agent after being cut by the Dolphins and is rehabbing a season-ending knee injury from the previous year.
Wayne County prosecutors announced there will be no criminal charges filed against Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for his December interaction with a Detroit Lions fan after reviewing video angles and witness accounts; the fan’s $100 million civil lawsuit remains, Metcalf’s attorney praised the investigation, and Metcalf had been suspended by the NFL earlier but was not penalized mid‑game under new league rules.
A Los Angeles judge allowed Serge Svetnoy’s civil case against Alec Baldwin and the Rust production company to proceed toward trial, finding negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims viable after Baldwin’s criminal case was dismissed in 2024; Svetnoy, who was near Halyna Hutchins when she was fatally shot, accuses the set of violating firearm-safety protocols, while Baldwin says he did not pull the trigger and had no duty to personally verify the gun’s contents; the trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 12 and involves other Rust personnel and the production company.
A California civil jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, awarding $59.25 million in damages—including $17.5 million for past harms, $1.75 million for future harms, and $40 million in punitive damages—with Cosby planning to appeal.
A California jury ordered Bill Cosby to pay $59.25 million to Donna Motsinger in a civil suit alleging he drugged and raped her in 1972, with $40 million in punitive damages and $19.25 million for past mental trauma; Cosby plans to appeal amid questions about his finances.
A Santa Monica jury found Bill Cosby liable in the 1972 drugging and rape of former waitress Donna Motsinger, awarding about $19.25 million in damages ($17.5 million for past trauma and $1.75 million for future suffering); Cosby testified he could not remember the encounter and maintained his innocence.
A Southern California civil jury awarded Donna Motsinger $19.2 million in a 2023 lawsuit accusing Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her in 1972; punitive damages are pending. Cosby denies the allegations, and related lawsuits and a Pennsylvania conviction that was overturned remain part of the broader saga.
A California civil jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a former waitress in 1972, awarding her $19.25 million in damages.
Benjy Taylor, head coach of Tuskegee’s men’s basketball team, filed a federal civil lawsuit seeking more than $1 million from Morehouse College and two campus police officers, alleging he was handcuffed on Forbes Arena’s court after a Jan. 31 postgame handshake and detained without charges. The suit claims reputational, emotional and financial harm and notes taunting by Morehouse players; Morehouse and the two officers are named as defendants. Tuskegee officials publicly supported their coach, and the SIAC previously fined Morehouse for safety issues. The case is in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Rapper Afroman testifies that his video 'Lemon Pound Cake'—which used 2022 raid footage of Adams County deputies—was protected by the First Amendment, arguing any harm to the deputies stems from the raid itself and not his creative work.
A Dallas County civil complaint filed this week accuses Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice of escalating domestic violence against his former partner from December 2023 through July 2025, including strangling, grabbing, and other abuse (some while she was pregnant). The NFL has begun a review under the Personal Conduct Policy, with potential penalties, and this could affect Rice’s probation tied to a 2024 street-racing incident, following earlier Instagram allegations.