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'American Idol' Lawsuit Tossed Out Self-described 'most-hated contestant' had sued over discrimination

A New York federal judge has kicked out a discrimination lawsuit against American Idol filed by a homosexual contestant who was told by the crew to “gay it up,” ruling…

June 24, 2011, 6:38 AM EDT

Associated Press Sues Syndication Service Claims 'video snacking' company Grab owes $3M

Online “video snacking” syndication company, Grab Networks, is suffering a case of indigestion over a $3 million bill from the Associated Press that’s been left unpaid for nearly two years,…

June 21, 2011, 5:49 PM EDT

WPP Sues TRA Global Over Analysis System Claims infringement of proprietary method

Global communications giant WPP has fired off what appears to be a preemptive salvo against TRA Global, a company in which it invested, in a battle over proprietary methods of…

June 17, 2011, 6:31 AM EDT

Lizzie Grubman Sued by Driver Cheesed chauffeur wants $1 million in overtime

Public relations diva Lizzie Grubman, who notoriously plowed her Mercedes SUV into a crowd of Hamptons party goers, is being sued by the man who has kept her away from…

June 14, 2011, 10:37 AM EDT

AOL Sues Bebo Wants outstanding IT costs paid by its former social network

Why does AOL find it so hard to say goodbye? It took nearly 10 years for the dial-up company to split with Time Warner following the failed merger, and now AOL…

June 10, 2011, 3:29 PM EDT

Can a Beer Label Be Hazardous to Your Health, Safety and Welfare?

Here's an odd story from the world of packaging. Flying Dog brewery is suing the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on First Amendment grounds after its best-selling beer, Raging Bitch, was…

June 1, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT

StrawberryFrog Fires Back at Former CSO Ilana Bryant had sued for breach of contract

Ad company StrawberryFrog fired back today against a former employee, who claims in a $2 million breach of contract lawsuit that the agency's CEO is running the place into the…

May 25, 2011, 8:51 PM EDT

Judge Takes Dim View of Righthaven Court rules against copyright litigation firm, with the admonishment that its business model is more about filing suits than protecting publishers

A newspaper publisher’s copyright attack dog got a swat on the nose last week. Righthaven LLC has filed over 250 infringement lawsuits in Nevada, Colorado, and California on behalf of…

May 3, 2011, 6:40 AM EDT

Dish, EchoStar to Pay TiVo $500 Million to Settle Suit Deal ends years-long dispute over DVR patents

Dish Network and its parent EchoStar announced Monday morning that they plan to pay TiVo $500 million to settle an ongoing patent dispute. The settlement has been years in the making.…

May 2, 2011, 1:10 PM EDT

NCIS Creator Sues CBS, Claims He's Owed Money Bellisario says network bilked him out of spin-off money

The creator of the hit CBS drama NCIS is suing the broadcaster for breach of contract, alleging that the network bilked him out of “the first pass” rights he had…

April 28, 2011, 6:16 PM EDT

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