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Here Are The Details From The Derrick Rose Rape Lawsuit [UPDATED]
The lawsuit filed against Derrick Rose, accusing him of drugging and gang raping an ex-girlfriend, provides more details about what the woman says happened that night in Los Angeles. The complaint actually names 13 defendants—Rose and his friends Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen, and 10 unnamed “John ...
Michael Jordan Gets $8.9 Million In Steak Lawsuit
Michael Jordan, the man from the crying meme, was awarded $8.9 million by a federal court in Chicago yesterday after he won his lawsuit against Dominick’s, a now-defunct grocery store that used his image in an advertisement for steak in 2009. The ad ran in a commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated...
What Do I Do With My Dead Father-In-Law's School Bus Full Of Guns?
Welcome back to Ask a Lawyer, where I, a lawyer, respond to your questions. Got a vexing legal issue? Send it over, or drop it in the comments below. Today’s query:...
Rob Ryan Is Suing Some People Because His House Is Sinking
The Wolfman Rob Ryan is a lot of things—a brewski stacker, a dancer, a saunterer, a bon vivant—but he is not a man who can abide shoddy craftsmanship. This is why he has filed a lawsuit against the people who built his house, because Ryan’s palace is, apparently, sinking into the ground....
Andrew Brandt Is Still Blessing Us With Repetitive Jokes
Former ESPN and current MMQB contributor Andrew Brandt is known around these parts for one thing: mercilessly pounding unfunny Twitter jokes into the ground. After delivering classics such as “Served with a defibrillator” and “Ham sandwich trade,” Brandt has unveiled his latest stroke of comedic gen...
You All Caught The Big Debate On TV Last Night, Right?
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Tom Brady's Lawsuit Will Be Heard In New York, Like The NFL Wanted
Yesterday, the NFLPA filed its suit on behalf of Tom Brady, claiming the NFL contravened and exceeded its own CBA-granted disciplinary powers in suspending him four games for Ballghazi. The suit was, as expected, filed in Minnesota, where the union has won a series of favorable judgments. It was so ...
Can I Get Fired For Dating My Boss's Daughter?
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Nuggets Prez On Ty Lawson's Drinking: "You Could Smell It" At Practice
Now that Ty Lawson is no longer a Denver Nugget, team president Josh Kroenke is free to say whatever he wants about his team’s former point guard, and he is not holding back....
Nuggets Trade Point Guard Ty Lawson To Houston Rockets
The Denver Nuggets will trade point guard Ty Lawson to the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein and Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski. ...
Ty Lawson Will Enter Alcohol Treatment Program
Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson, who was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles, will enter a 30-day residential treatment program Saturday for his alcohol issues, his lawyers said Friday. ...
Ty Lawson Arrested For DUI For Second Time In Six Months
According to TMZ, Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson was arrested in Los Angeles early this morning on suspicion of DUI. ...
Lawler Retains Belt After Bloody Slugfest
Robbie Lawler will keep his UFC welterweight title after a brutal bout against Rory MacDonald that made it to the fifth round before the challenger finally conceded due to extreme face rearrangement—punctuated by the above-seen punch....
Is Refusing A Breathalyzer Test Ever Smart?
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Woman Alleges Permanent Neck Injury Due To Marlins' Shark Attack
A lawsuit filed last month in Miami-Dade County court alleges a woman suffered serious and permanent injuries after being attacked by a fake shark during a 2013 Miami Marlins game. The Marlins, like most shitty (and a few good) teams, hold a mascot race between innings in a futile attempt to distrac...
Kevin Johnson Sues Sacramento, Hides Behind Group That Hates Him
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is suing his own city and a local reporter to prevent the release of his emails. But officials of a mayoral group that the former NBA star and controversy magnet claims to be representing in his lawsuit say they’re not on his side....
Lawsuit: Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Is Incredibly Racist
Seven former Illinois women’s basketball players are suing the university, claiming that head coach Matt Bollant and former assistant coach Mike Divilbiss violated Title VI by creating a racially hostile environment. ...
The Prison Break's Lovelorn Tabloid Villain Is No Mere "Shaw-Skank"
Sometime on the night of June 5, two convicted murderers popped out of a sewer near Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York and started running. It took three weeks to stop them; the aftermath left one dead, and the other shot and recaptured. Two prison workers who aided that stunning esca...
Ty Lawson Sees His Future In A Cloud Of Hookah Smoke
You can always count on the NBA draft to produce a few a few memorable moments. Sobbing Knicks Child was the star of last night’s show, but Sad Ty Lawson Smoking Hookah ran a very close second....
