lawsuits
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Jerry Seinfeld Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Sold A Faked Porsche For Over $2 Million
Back in March of 2016, during Gooding & Co.’s Amelia Island auction, famed comedian and car collector Jerry Seinfeld sold off a not-insignificant portion of his Porsche collection, in the process netting millions of dollars. Of the 16 cars he sold during that auction, the above 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster was one. The car was…
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Bryan Singer Is Still Directing Red Sonja, World Still Terrible Place
Earlier this week, the world was (unfortunately) not so shocked to read an article in the Atlantic detailing new accusations of the sexual abuse and rape of underage children by X-Men director Bryan Singer. These accusations have been circling the director for a long time now. Today, even in light of the most recent report…
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Bristol Meyers-Squibb And Others Can’t Dodge $1 Billion Lawsuit Over 1940s Syphilis Study, Judge Rules
For the time being, pharmaceutical company Bristol Meyers-Squibb and others will not be allowed to avoid a billion-dollar civil lawsuit over their alleged roles in a U.S. government-led study in the 1940s that deliberately and secretly infected Guatemalan people with syphilis. Last week, Reuters reported, a federal Maryland judge struck down an argument by defence…
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Report: Johnson & Johnson Knew About Asbestos In Its Baby Powder Products For Decades
An explosive new report by Reuters released Friday may upturn the narrative surrounding the potential cancer risks of talcum powder. According to the report, Johnson & Johnson—the makers of the most popular consumer talc product, Baby Powder—knew for decades that its products at times contained carcinogenic asbestos, but did everything possible to keep its findings…