Judge denies Michael Avenatti’s request to toss out charges

NEW YORK (AP) — With a trial approaching, a judge denied a request Monday from attorney Michael Avenatti to toss out charges alleging he tried to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to muddy its name. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe said in a written ruling that the indictment adequately alleges... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

January 7, 2020

IKEA to pay $46M in boy’s dresser tipover death, lawyers say

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — IKEA has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who died of injuries suffered when a 70-pound (32-kilogram) recalled dresser tipped over onto him, the family’s lawyers said Monday. Jozef Dudek, of Buena Park, California, died in 2017 of his injuries, and his parents sued the Swedish... Read More

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Ikea

January 7, 2020

Monks at Saint Anselm clash with college board over power

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Monks at a Catholic college in New Hampshire faced off in court Monday against the school’s board of trustees in a dispute over an effort to limit the the monks’ power — a move some worry could lead to increased secularization. A judge heard motions in Hillsborough Superior Court related to... Read More

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Saint Anselm

January 7, 2020

Mississippi DA leaves murder case after multiple trials

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prosecutor filed a court order Monday saying he won’t be the one to decide whether to try a man a seventh time in a quadruple murder case. District Attorney Doug Evans recused himself in the case of Curtis Flowers and asked the Mississippi attorney general’s office to decide whether... Read More

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Doug Evans

January 7, 2020

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mogul on the eve of jury selection for his New York trial. The case, brought by a task force set up by... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 7, 2020

Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in US capital

A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to protect them from long-ago sexual abuse at the hands of scoutmasters and other leaders. The eight... Read More

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Boy Scouts of America

January 7, 2020

Mother of Texas baby on life support talks amid court battle

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A woman awaiting a court decision in her battle against a Texas hospital’s plan to end life-sustaining treatment for her 11-month-old daughter spoke out Monday after revoking the medical center’s permission to talk about her child’s treatment. “This situation takes away my job as a mother and lets other people... Read More

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Tinslee Lewis, Trinity Lewis

January 7, 2020

Court hearing set in Maryland newspaper shooting case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A judge in the case of a man who pleaded guilty to killing five people at a Maryland newspaper scheduled a Tuesday afternoon hearing to consider whether any additional court records should be made public in the case. The hearing in Annapolis comes after the Capital Gazette, where the shooting took... Read More

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Jarrod Ramos

January 7, 2020

California officials sue billionaire over access to beach

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California officials are suing a billionaire who has been fighting for more than a decade to keep a secluded beach to himself, a move designed to ensure that the public always has access to the scenic stretch of sand. The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of the California State Lands Commission... Read More

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California State Lands Commission, Vinod Khosla

January 7, 2020

Rehab center owner pleads no contest in $175M billing scam

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The founder of a Los Angeles sober-living facility is facing 20 years in prison for running a $175 million phony health care billing scheme. Christopher Bathum pleaded no contest Monday to 14 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, identity theft and money laundering, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office... Read More

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Christopher Bathum

January 7, 2020

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial are expected to fill a courtroom Tuesday as the former movie titan’s legal problems deepen with new charges in Los Angeles. In New York, jury selection is set to start Tuesday and could take weeks as prosecutors, Weinstein’s lawyers and the... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 6, 2020

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he’s convicted and on what charges. The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he's convicted and on what charges, says legal expert @AlisonTriessl pic.twitter.com/Im73e6jgjH — AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) January 6, 2020

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Harvey Weinstein

January 6, 2020

Ex-Maryland lawmaker sentenced to prison for misusing funds

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland state lawmaker was sentenced Friday to six months in prison followed by two months of home detention for misusing campaign funds for her personal benefit. Tawanna Gaines, a Democrat who had served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2001, also must pay $22,565 in restitution. Gaines, 67,... Read More

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Tawanna Gaines

January 6, 2020

Judge: Indicted Giuliani associate may give records to House

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday allowed a Rudy Giuliani associate indicted on campaign finance charges to turn over documents to Congress as part of the impeachment proceeding against President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Oetken granted Lev Parnas’ request to turn over to the House intelligence committee documents and... Read More

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Rudy Giuliani

Judge denies Michael Avenatti’s request to toss out charges

IKEA to pay $46M in boy’s dresser tipover death, lawyers say

Monks at Saint Anselm clash with college board over power

Mississippi DA leaves murder case after multiple trials

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in US capital

Mother of Texas baby on life support talks amid court battle

Court hearing set in Maryland newspaper shooting case

California officials sue billionaire over access to beach

Rehab center owner pleads no contest in $175M billing scam

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

Ex-Maryland lawmaker sentenced to prison for misusing funds

Judge: Indicted Giuliani associate may give records to House

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