All articles tagged with #lawsuit
An amended SEC filing argues the conference has the authority to eject LSU and seeks a temporary restraining order to protect a Sept. 10 vote on LSU’s membership, framing the case as SEC versus the State of Louisiana and relying on the conference constitution’s plenary powers and related First Amendment considerations.
A civil suit contends federal and local officials failed to act on early indicators before a San Diego-area mosque shooting, citing prior hospitalizations, gun seizures, and online ties to another shooter, and seeks accountability and policy changes to prevent future violence.
CBS News Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman will be removed as a defendant from former ABC News producer Samira Said’s wrongful-termination lawsuit, which accuses ABC/Disney of forcing her to work while on protected medical leave and alleges a sexualized insinuation by Gutman. ABC and Disney remain named defendants; the filing gave no reason for Gutman’s dismissal. Said claims she was demoted and ultimately fired in 2025 after a workplace injury and coverage of a deadly school shooting, and the suit cites prior controversies involving Gutman.
Claire Kellerman, daughter of late M*A*S*H actress Sally Kellerman, has sued a Great Bernera cafe after her dog was barred, claiming the animal is a service dog due to a disability. The case shifted from the local trust to the Bernera Community Association, which critics say could go bankrupt while Scottish Legal Aid covers Kellerman’s costs; locals accuse the move of being vexatious as the island’s community grapples with the dispute.
A lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s plan to renovate DC’s East Potomac Park golf course, arguing the redevelopment would violate the park’s founding act; the government says plaintiffs lack standing as officials weigh planned changes amid concerns about public access, trees already removed, and the community’s use of a historic recreation area.
Stavros Floros, a contestant on Survivor Greece, is suing producers for $100 million after an on-set spear-fishing incident in the Dominican Republic left him with the majority of his left leg amputated; the lawsuit claims the production knew boat traffic was dangerous, failed to mark off safe areas or provide proper safety measures, and did not deliver timely medical care, with Floros hospitalized for 61 days as production reportedly paused for investigations.
The Chicago Sky deny Enes Kanter Freedom's First Amendment rights lawsuit as meritless, asserting he was removed from a game for violating a fan code of conduct rather than for his speech, and they expect the truth to emerge in court while offering no further public comments outside of court.
Stavros Floros, a contestant on Survivor Greece, filed a $100 million lawsuit against producers Acun Medya, Acun Medya Global, Acun LLC, Acun Ilıcalı, and Skai TV, accusing them of dangerous on-set conditions and neglect after a spear-fishing accident in the Dominican Republic left his left leg largely amputated; the suit claims unsafe boating, inadequate medical care, and attempts to falsify the incident record, while the production said an investigation was ongoing.
Stavros Floros, a contestant on Survivor Greece, has filed a $100 million lawsuit alleging the show failed to protect cast members during spearfishing in open waters near heavy boat traffic; his left leg was severed by a boat propeller, and the suit accuses production of lacking safety personnel or protected zones and of continuing to film after the incident, seeking damages for medical costs, pain, and loss of enjoyment of life.
A former production assistant, Ijaaz Noohu, has sued showrunner Ed Brubaker, Amazon MGM Studios and Big Indie Pictures, alleging a hostile work environment with racial and sexual harassment on the set of the Amazon/MGM series Criminal; the suit details harassment, Brubaker allegedly pointing a functional firearm at Noohu, and claims of religious discrimination and assault, with Noohu ultimately banned from the set and not credited on the series, seeking unspecified damages.
A production assistant filed a Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit accusing Ed Brubaker of sexual, racial, and religious harassment, discrimination, assault, battery, and defamation during work on Amazon Prime Video’s Criminal. The allegations include inappropriate questions, unwanted touching, ethnic slurs, and even a purported firearm incident; Noohu says he was barred from the set and denied credit after reporting misconduct. The suit names Brubaker, Amazon/MGM, Big Indie Pictures, and Philipp A. Barnett, casting a shadow over the series’ release, which has already faced delays and may be shelved. Brubaker, known for Criminal and other major credits, is prominently involved with the project.
Three Vietnam War veterans urged U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a temporary restraining order blocking work on Trump's proposed 250-foot arch, arguing the project has not been authorized by Congress and is moving forward amid federal reviews; they warn the administration is trying to make the project a fait accompli, referencing a recent Supreme Court ruling on a White House ballroom as precedent for delay in stopping such efforts.
Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom filed a federal lawsuit alleging his Aug. 23 ejection from a Chicago Sky game and the ensuing Wintrust Arena ban violated his First Amendment rights, naming the Sky, its operators, Wintrust Arena’s owner, and the City of Chicago as defendants and arguing the actions were retaliatory for his expressions about gender identity.
A production assistant has sued Ed Brubaker and Amazon MGM, alleging a hostile work environment on the set of the TV series Criminal. The complaint claims sexual and racial harassment, demeaning ethnic stereotypes, and retaliation after requesting a promotion, with executive producer Philipp Barnett named as enabling the misconduct. Amazon MGM did not comment.
A Sri Lankan American production assistant on Prime Video’s Criminal filed a California Superior Court complaint accusing Ed Brubaker, Amazon, MGM and others of sustained sexual, racial, national-origin and religious harassment during production, with Brubaker allegedly enabling misconduct and executives failing to address it; the plaintiff says he was banned from the set and his credit disappeared, and seeks unspecified damages against the defendants including Amazon MGM and show producers.