There are several elements of damages that courts allow plaintiffs to recover when they are the victim of a personal injury. Pain and suffering and mental anguish are in a category called general damages. Lost wages and medical expenses are called special damages. The value of general damages in most personal injury cases are determined […]
The brothers who allegedly helped Empire actor Jussie Smollett stage an assault are suing Smollett’s lawyers, TMZ reports. Ola and Abel Osundairo are taking Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian to court for defamation, claiming the attorneys lied to the media and made it look as if the Osundairo brothers were genuinely responsible for the homophobic and racist attack on Smollett. The […]
ORANGE, OH (WOIO) – A Northeast Ohio law firm is expected to break down a complaint filed against a local restaurant from a group of African-American women and men claiming they were discriminated against. “We’re taking a stand and something needs to be done,” says Colleen Williams. Williams is one of 25 plaintiffs in the lawsuit […]
According to reports, President Obama has received enough votes to move forward with his Iran nuclear deal.
Bill Cosby‘s lawyers on Tuesday filed court papers claiming that the actor-comedian’s reputation has been damaged by news media accounts that inaccurately portray him as having used sedatives to drug women so that he could engage in nonconsensual sex, according to The New York Times. In what appears to be Cosby’s first public defense after parts […]
For IPAD/IPOD users: Star Jones has reason to be excited about life these days. Not only is the TV personality working on a new multi-host…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A plea deal decision is imminent in the Ariel Castro case. Castro’s attorneys refused to give details of a plea deal that will be discussed in court on Friday. As we have reported repeatedly, negotiations have been ongoing since Castro’s first court appearance. His attorneys said from the start that some of […]
FX has ordered an untitled sitcom that would star Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence as Chicago lawyers. The cable net ordered 10 episodes of the…
Whoopi Goldberg had a tense encounter with George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys on Monday’s “View.” Mark O’Mara and Don West, who have gone on a media tour following Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin, seemed to know going in that they were not in an especially friendly venue. Whereas previous appearances found them gloating […]
SANFORD, FL (RNN) – The mother of Trayvon Martin took the witness stand Friday in the George Zimmerman murder trial. Sybrina Fulton said she believed it was Trayvon’s voice screaming for help on a 911 call from the night of his death. She appeared shaken as the call recording was played in the courtroom. When […]
This year, on the eve of National Prayer Day, she led 15 students and seven adults on a class trip to Washington, D.C., where they took a tour of the Supreme Court building. After taking pictures on the steps of the Oval Plaza, the group gathered to the side of the steps where Rigo led […]