The University of Connecticut has settled a lawsuit filed by five women who claimed that the institution failed to protect them from sexual assault. The school will pay the plaintiffs a total of $1.3 million, and in return, UConn will admit no wrongdoing and the plaintiffs will agree to shut up. » 7/21/14 4:15pm Monday 4:15pm

When Tampa, Florida nurse Sara Hellwege applied for a job at a local family planning clinic, she matter-of-factly informed her potential employers that she would not be prescribing any hormonal contraception. When the clinic didn't hire her because prescribing birth control was part of the job, she responded by suing.… » 7/21/14 2:40pm Monday 2:40pm

The parents of a teenage boy who committed suicide after being targeted by bullies filed a lawsuit against district where he attended school, alleging officials knew their son was being targeted but did nothing to protect him. » 7/16/14 11:30am 7/16/14 11:30am

A woman in Ohio is suing a hospital after her ex-boyfriend posted the results of an STD test to Facebook. » 6/08/14 11:52pm 6/08/14 11:52pm

Argentinian model and TV personality Belén Rodríguez is embroiled in a battle against Google and Yahoo over search results that link her name to pornographic sites that have used older photos of her without permission. She was already rewarded a sum of $15,000 (which was reduced to $6,200) after she filed legal… » 5/27/14 6:00pm 5/27/14 6:00pm

A former TMZ writer has sued TMZ, its production company and Warner Bros. for discriminating against her because she's a woman and then firing her when she complained about it. » 5/12/14 10:20am 5/12/14 10:20am

Purina filed suit against Blue Buffalo, accusing the rival pet food company of false advertising about the ingredients in its dog and cat foods.
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A news producer is suing NBC claiming her bosses on the show Dateline used her to lure men for hidden-camera segments about prostitution and other topics. » 5/07/14 12:20pm 5/07/14 12:20pm

A Brooklyn woman can't stop police from barging into her home to arrest her dead husband. » 5/07/14 10:00am 5/07/14 10:00am

A crew member on Grey's Anatomy filed a lawsuit alleging he he was fired for complaining about gender discrimination and harassment on the set. » 5/06/14 9:50am 5/06/14 9:50am

An author filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. claiming she is owed money from profits of the film Gravity because it was partly based on one of her books. » 4/30/14 10:20am 4/30/14 10:20am

Al Qaeda. The Ebola virus. Earthquakes. Tainted McDonald's meats. We know the dangers; we're prepared to be attacked. But there exists in this world an even more terrifying danger—one that we are just now beginning to become aware of. » 4/23/14 10:00am 4/23/14 10:00am

The long, convoluted, and just plain awful battle between sheer leggings purveyor Lululemon and its shareholders has finally come to an unfulfilling end because apparently there's no real legal statue regarding being an asshole. Chicago Tribune reports that in the past week or so, US District Judge Katherine Forrest… » 4/20/14 12:30pm 4/20/14 12:30pm

A Portland woman is suing Walmart and a shampoo manufacturer, saying they ruined the Rapunzel-like locks she'd been cultivating since childhood with their shitty dandruff shampoo. She wants $10,000 for her suffering and also to buy some new hair. » 4/16/14 12:00pm 4/16/14 12:00pm

A California woman is suing fast food chain Subway after she got a rude message on her order. » 4/13/14 11:30pm 4/13/14 11:30pm

A woman who was the victim of a brutal attack by a friend's chimpanzee recently lost her bid to sue the state of Connecticut. » 4/04/14 9:50am 4/04/14 9:50am

The family of an 80-year-old woman who froze to death after mistakenly being declared dead has been cleared by a court to move forward with a lawsuit. » 4/03/14 2:00pm 4/03/14 2:00pm

A group of 25 strippers at a club in San Diego filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming they were forced to be part of a demeaning photo session. » 3/26/14 7:40pm 3/26/14 7:40pm

A woman named Jo Anne Vandegriff has filed a lawsuit against—well, pretty much everyone, including Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Armie Hammer (NOT ARMIE HAMMER!) and Disney so she can get publicity for her script. » 3/23/14 10:30pm 3/23/14 10:30pm