Alec Baldwin is getting ready for the inevitable in the ongoing Rust accidental shooting fallout: the civil lawsuits that will stem from the tragedy and its aftermath . According to new media reports, the longtime actor and former Saturday Night Live star has hired a lawyer to prepare for future civil lawsuits that could be […]
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Judge dismisses Steam antitrust case for lack of factual support
(credit: Aurich Lawson) A federal judge has accepted Valve’s motion to dismiss an anti-trust lawsuit against company Steam’s store and platform, saying that plaintiff Wolfire Games failed to establish the basic facts necessary to sustain the case going forward. Wolfire’s lawsuit in part rested on the argument that Valve was illegally tying its Steam game […]
Travis Scott & Drake Now Facing $2 BILLION Lawsuit Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy Culpability
The aftermath of the Astroworld Festival tragedy continues to grow and deepen as more legal briefs and challenges are filed surrounding the concert’ s responsible parties . As we’ ve been reporting, attorneys have filed suits worth hundreds of millions of dollars against Travis Scott , Drake , Live Nation , plus others on behalf […]
Gloria Allred Takes Rust Case, Blasts Alec Baldwin As Playing ‘Russian Roulette’ With Prop Gun
As if the Rust fallout wasn’t already going to be a high-profile legal battle, now Gloria Allred is involved. Last month, famed feminist lawyer Allred announced she would be representing Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor who called 9-1-1 on the day of the accidental shooting that injured director Joel Souza and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. […]
Vanessa Bryant Ordered To Turn Over FOUR YEARS Of Therapy Transcripts In Lawsuit
Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County is starting to sound nearly as invasive as the egregious breach of privacy she suffered after her husband’s death. As we’ve been reporting, Kobe Bryant’s widow is suing the county because of “publicly disseminated photos from the helicopter crash site” where he and their daughter Gianna Bryant died, […]
Astroworld Tragedy: Travis Scott & Drake Now Facing $750 Million Lawsuit For Damages
Travis Scott and several other high-profile stars and business entities are coming under the microscope in a truly massive lawsuit brought in response to the Astroworld Festival tragedy earlier this month. According to TMZ, the 30-year-old rapper is one of several defendants facing a $750 million lawsuit filed by more than 125 fans and attendees who were […]
After bombshell report, Activision employees walk out, demand CEO resign
Enlarge / Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. (credit: Flickr / bobby-kotick) A group of Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout and demanded the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick Tuesday, in response to a bombshell Wall Street Journal report alleging Kotick failed to act decisively or inform his board of directors of widespread abuse allegations within […]
Amazon liable for crash because software “micromanages” delivery drivers, victim says
Enlarge / An Amazon delivery truck drives down a street in Anaheim, California. (credit: iStock) Amazon is currently defending itself against a lawsuit that could determine whether it is liable for the actions of its contract delivery drivers. In March, Ans Rana was going to see his sister’s new house with his father and brother, […]
Travis Scott’s Lawyer Now Claims Rapper Didn’t Learn Of Astroworld Deaths Until The NEXT DAY
Travis Scott apparently had no idea about the “mass casualty event” going on in the crowd at his Astroworld Festival show last Friday night until… the next day?! That’s what his lawyer, Ed McPherson, is now claiming. McPherson explained as much in a new interview with GMA that aired Friday morning, one week after the horrible crowd surge […]
Astroworld Festival Tragedy: Haunting First Responder Audio Calls Released To The Public
First responders to the Astroworld Festival tragedy a week ago did all they could to try to get help to people caught in the crowd surge and left injured or worse. Late Thursday afternoon, new audio was publicly released detailing some of the radio communications that EMTs, paramedics, police, and first responders all made in […]