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  • Lamar Odom Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Former Manager for Stealing His Brooklyn Home and Forging Documents

    Lamar Odom Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Former Manager for Stealing His Brooklyn Home and Forging Documents

    Lamar Odom is suing his former manager, Tonita Bybee for allegedly forging his signature on documents in an attempt to steal his Brooklyn home that has been in his family for

    “nearly three decades,”

    PageSix reported. 

    Odom accused Bybee of forging a deed to sell his family home in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a third party, PageSix reports. Odom claims he fired Bybee in May 2022. The 43-year-old retired athlete noted that the house has been in his family

    “for nearly three decades.” 

    Odom claims his aunt Carol Janean Mercer, who had been living in the home since his uncle Michael Mercer died in August 2022, has been evicted from the residence as a result of Bybee’s actions. According to legal documents, Odom believes Bybee

    “acted with malice, wanton dishonesty, and a high degree of immoral turpitude.”

    He also accused her of 

    “identity theft, embezzlement, conversion, misappropriation,”

    and

    “various other iterations of fraud.”

    In the lawsuit, Odom alleged that Bybee

    “illegally used his name, social security number, email address, and social media accounts.”

    He also accused her of using his

    “personal information in order to ‘defraud people and businesses by accepting speaking and appearance engagements’,”

    after she was let go. Odom also alleges that a public notary

    “improperly notarized”

    the deed to the home and falsely reported that Odom was present to sign documents

    “despite the fact that [he] never appeared before [the public notary] either in person or remotely to execute the forged deed.”

    He is seeking $1 million in damages. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Former Starbucks Manager Who Was Fired After The 2018 Arrests Of Two Black Men Accused Of ‘Trespassing,’ Awarded $25M From The Company

    Former Starbucks Manager Who Was Fired After The 2018 Arrests Of Two Black Men Accused Of ‘Trespassing,’ Awarded $25M From The Company

    A former manager of the Starbucks that went viral for calling the police on two black men, was rewarded over $25 million after accusing the franchise of racial discrimination, NY Post reported. 

    Shannon Phillips claims the company was

    “punishing white employees”

    after the 2018 incident that involved two black men who were wrongfully arrested at the store after they were accused of trespassing. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson made headlines after a viral video showed the two men being removed from the store in handcuffs. The two men were later released but the video had already sparked outrage. Starbucks has since implemented new policy changes and has reached an undisclosed settlement with the men. 

    Phillips was a regional manager of operations in Philadelphia and New Jersey, at the time but said she had no involvement in the legal actions taken against Nelson and Robinson. Phillips accused Starbucks of trying to force her to place another white manager (that allegedly had no connection to the incident) on administrative leave. Phillips refused to follow the orders given and was later terminated. 

    “[White employees were being] punished in an effort to convince the community that it had properly responded to [Nelson and Robinson’s] incident,”

    Phillips’s lawsuit claimed. 

    Starbucks responded stating that Phillips was let go because they

    “need someone more experienced with ‘leading’ during a business crisis.”

    Fast forward 4 years later, Phillips was recently rewarded $600,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages, by a New Jersey jury that ruled unanimously in her favor. It was ruled that Starbucks

    “displayed racial injustice and violation of federal/state anti-discrimination laws.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Oprah Winfrey Files Lawsuit Against Weight Loss Company For Using Her Name To Advertise Products, Wants All Profits Made Turned Over To Her

    Oprah Winfrey Files Lawsuit Against Weight Loss Company For Using Her Name To Advertise Products, Wants All Profits Made Turned Over To Her

    Oprah Winfrey is playing no games when it comes to her billion-dollar brand. The media icon has filed a lawsuit against a weight loss company that is accused of using her name to promote their products, according to RADAR Online.

    The company, Emblaze One, reportedly used Oprah Winfrey’s name to advertise their gummies, including

    “weight loss”

    gummies and CBD gummies. Now Winfrey wants all her coins. Oprah is demanding the company turn over all the profits made, to her.

    “Simply being associated with Ms. Winfrey and/or the OPRAH brand has in many cases, led to an exponential increase in a product’s sales,”

    her attorney said.

    “When Ms. Winfrey endorses a company or product, OW is entitled to and receives compensation that is commensurate with the value of the exploitation of Ms. Winfrey’s name, image, likeness, and persona, and protects from any potential diminution in value deriving from the commercial use of Ms. Winfrey’s publicity rights,”

    her attorney added. 

    Oprah is no stranger to teaming up with weight loss brands as she had a previous relationship with Weight Watchers as one of their leading ambassadors. However, her attorney says she carefully vets out companies before joining forces with them.

    “Her reputation depends, in part, on the quality of the products and services she recommends, which she does only after careful consideration and vetting, through [her companies].”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Tenant Sues Landlord and Powerball Winner Edwin Castro for Stealing $2 Billion Ticket from Him

    Tenant Sues Landlord and Powerball Winner Edwin Castro for Stealing $2 Billion Ticket from Him

    A Los Angeles man has filed a lawsuit against two men he says stole his winning Powerball lottery ticket valued at $2.4 billion, NY Post reported. 

    Jose Rivera is accusing his former landlord Urachi

    “Reggie”

    Romero and Powerball winner Edwin Castro claiming they stole the historic $2.4 billion ticket from him. Romero is declaring his innocence and even admitted that Rivera showed him the winning numbers before the draw. 

    Romero, 47, said

    “Rivera showed him the Powerball ticket on Nov. 7, the night he says he purchased it from Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, Calif,”

    reports reveal. The winning numbers were 10, 33, 41, 47, 56, and red Powerball 10. 

    “I saw Jose Rivera with that ticket … he showed it to me,”

    Romero said.

    “I asked him why he picked two 10s. He said it was the date his parents both died. He picked 47 because that’s how old he is. He also said his dad always wanted a 1956 Chevy truck, so he picked 56. He had a reason why he chose every number and he told me this before (the drawing).”

    Romero said the day the winning numbers were announced, Rivera started

    “frantically [searching] his room and even demanded to search other rooms in the home,”

    reports state.

    “I let him look through my things because I had nothing to hide,”

    Romero said.

    Edwin Castro, who was also a friend of Rivera, cashed out the winning $2 billion Powerball ticket in February taking the lump sum payout of $997.6 million.

    “There are no facts as to how Edwin Castro came into possession of the winning Powerball ticket from ‘Reggie’,”

    Romero told the outlet. 

    Castro has since made some expensive purchases including a vintage Porsche,

    “a multimillion-dollar home in the Hollywood Hills amongst neighbors like Dakota Johnson, Ariana Grande, and Jimmy Kimmel,”

    and another $4 million home. Romero said he still sees Rivera in town but the two do not speak anymore. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • TikTok Files Federal Lawsuit Against Montana Over New Law Banning the App

    TikTok Files Federal Lawsuit Against Montana Over New Law Banning the App

    TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Montana, Monday after a bill was passed that plans to ban the app from being downloaded in the state starting early next year, per NPR.

    TikTok is claiming that banning the social media app violates the US Constitution, including the First Amendment free speech clause as well as other federal laws, according to a complaint filed in Montana District Court. The Montana law

    “unlawfully abridges one of the core freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment,”

    the suit states. The company also argued that the concerns surrounding the threat to

    “national security”

    and the Chinese government having access to US customer’s information, are

    “unfounded.” 

    The suit seeks to have the Montana law, which is set to go into effect in January 2024, overturned.

    “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana,”

    TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter said in a statement.

    “We believe our legal challenge will prevail based on an exceedingly strong set of precedents and facts.”

    The bill which was signed by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte last week, would fine companies like Apple and Google, which operate app stores, fees up to $10,000 a day if they make the app available for download within the state once it commences January 1, 2024.

    TikTok is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance. TikTok currently has 150 million users in the U.S., according to the company. Hypothetical concerns from the Biden administration on whether China uses the app to collect data on Americans, and spy on U.S. citizens have been debunked by TikTok’s chief executive, Shou Zi Chew.

    “I want to stress that the US side has not provided any evidence to prove that TikTok poses a threat to the national security of the US,”

    ministry spokesperson Mao Ning also said in defense of the app.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Ed Sheeran Threatens To Leave Music Career Behind If He Loses Copyright Lawsuit

    Ed Sheeran Threatens To Leave Music Career Behind If He Loses Copyright Lawsuit

    Ed Sheeran told the Manhattan federal court, Monday that he will step away from music indefinitely if he is found guilty in his copyright infringement trial, reports Huff Post.

    The pop singer is facing a lawsuit against Ed Townsend’s estate, co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s 70’s classic

    “Let’s Get It On,”

    over claims that his 2014 hit

    “Thinking Out Loud”

    stole similar

    “elements”

    from the song.

    “The two songs share versions of a similar and unprotectable chord progression that was freely available to all songwriters,”

    Townsend’s daughter Kathryn previously stated. 

    The singer-songwriter took the stand, announcing that he will leave music behind forever if he loses this trial.

    “If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,”

    he said.

    “I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it,”

    he further explained. 

    Sheeran credited Irish musician Van Morrison for the inspiration behind his break-out single. 

    “Quite frankly, if I’d done what you’re accusing me of doing, I’d be quite an idiot to stand on a stage in front of 20,000 people and do that,”

    he told the court. 

    The plaintiffs are suing for $100 million in restitution.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Officers Ruled Justified For Punching Jaywalking Suspect In The Head

    Officers Ruled Justified For Punching Jaywalking Suspect In The Head

    On April 22nd, police officers in Ogden, Utah repeatedly punched a man in the head while he was on the ground when they attempted to arrest him for jaywalking. After Ogden Police Chief Eric Young declared the incident “well within department policy and completely justified,” the man’s family has decided to file a lawsuit, Action News 5 reported.

    Young says his officers began investigating Shawn Sims after they noticed him walking in between traffic. “Mr. Sims appeared to observe the officers and immediately reached into his waistband, leading officers to believe that he was accessing a gun,” Young explained, claiming that Sims withdrew his hand from his waist and pushed it under his shirt in the shape of a handgun. He says that officers then believed that he was pointing a weapon at them.

    Sims refused to comply and attempted to flee the scene, prompting police to “take him to the ground and command him to release his hands from his waistband,” Young stated. After the officers failed to gain compliance, two of the four officers started striking the suspect in the head. Another of the officers used his taser on Sims twice.

    “I watched the video and I read the interaction from the After-Action Investigation and I do believe those officers were in fear for their life,” said Young. “They were trying to bring the situation as quickly under control as possible.”

  • Boarding School Told Utah Teen To “Suck It Up” Before Treatable Infection Led To Deadly Sepsis

    Boarding School Told Utah Teen To “Suck It Up” Before Treatable Infection Led To Deadly Sepsis

    A 17-year-old has died from a treatable abdominal infection in December after being sent to a “therapeutic boarding school” for troubled teens. Now, her family has filed a lawsuit, Law And Crime reports.

    On December 20th, Taylor Goodridge died from peritonitis, after staff members at Diamond Ranch Academy the in Hurricane, Utah refused to allow her receive medical attention. Though in rare cases, the infection could require emergency surgery, most cases only require antibiotics. Rather than receiving the help that Goodridge begged for, the teen was accused of “faking it” and told to “suck it up.” The infection led to sepsis, which then spread to all of her vital organs and caused complete organ failure.

    According to attorney Alan W. Mortensen, Goodridge’s records at Diamond Ranch state that she “vomited several times for over a week before she died.” She began showing symptoms as early as December 9th, including: back pain, difficulty breathing, and difficulty sleeping due to pain. Prior to her death, the teen vomited at least 14 times, including 7 times in an 11-hour period.

    Goodridge’s parents were unable to vouch for their daughter, due to Diamond Ranch canceling phone calls home during the weeks she was sick. It wasn’t until the teen experienced a heart attack that she was taken to a hospital. Sadly, the treatment came too late, and she died hours later.

    After retaining a lawyer, parents Dean Goodridge and AmberLynn Wigtion filed for three claims of relief including negligence or knowing and reckless indifference, breach of fiduciary duty, and premises liability. The State of Utah’s Department of Health and Human Services has since placed the facility on probation pending an investigation.

  • Former Teacher at Kanye West’s School Claims Students Were not Allowed to Learn About the Holocaust

    Former Teacher at Kanye West’s School Claims Students Were not Allowed to Learn About the Holocaust

    A lawsuit made by a former substitute teacher at Kanye West‘s Donda Academy, is claiming that students were not allowed to learn about the Holocaust, reports Insider. 

    Cecilia Hailey was reportedly hired as a substitute teacher in November of last year and was terminated in March, along with her daughter Chekarey Byers who also taught there. She is now suing the school for wrongful termination. Hailey has previously spoken out against the institution for feeding students only sushi for lunch, now she is saying that the Academy withholds teaching certain historical topics in their curriculum including the Holocaust. 

    “No African American History Month,”

    Hailey told The Daily Beast.

    “Do not teach the Holocaust course. That was out. Don’t even mention that. We wanted to do Asian American History Month in May, and that was not going to be allowed.”

    Hailey also revealed additional regulations added to Donda’s curriculum such as students not being allowed to watch Disney or Pixar films and prohibiting class trips to see

    “The Nutcracker,”

    she told The Daily Beast. Hailey also made complaints to school administrators about the students being behind in math, reports claim. 

    The lawsuit claims that the pair was terminated

    “in retaliation for raising concerns about issues at the school,”

    Insider reported. 

    These allegations come as last year West was facing scrutiny for his comments towards the Jewish community where he wrote on Twitter that he was

    “going death con 3”

    on Jewish people and declaring that he liked Hitler. The rapper/ entrepreneur has since come out saying that he

    “likes Jewish people again,”

    after rewatching Jonah Hills’ performance in the movie 21 Jump Street. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against School Administrators

    Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against School Administrators

    Virginia teacher, Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by her 6-year-old student has filed a $40 million lawsuit against school officials, claiming that they failed to protect her after reporting multiple acts of violence from the student, reported Insider. 

    Zwerner, who worked as a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, filed a lawsuit against school administrators who she says ignored several warning signs before she was shot, a press release published by her lawyers said. 

    “The child who shot Ms. Zwerner had a history of violence with both students and teachers,”

    her attorney said in the press release. 

    According to the Washington Post earlier this year, before the shooting, the child had written a note to Zwerner stating that he

    “hated her and wanted to light her on fire and watch her die,”

    which was reported to school administrators. Two days before the shooting, the student reportedly

    “slammed Zwerner’s phone on the ground,”

    causing the screen to break, he was suspended for one day the release also said. 

    On the day of the shooting school officials were notified about the child carrying a gun in the building. They conducted multiple searches but did not retrieve the firearm. The same day, Zwerner was shot by the child in the middle of class, surviving a gunshot wound to the chest. 

    “Essentially, this child was a ticking time bomb on school property and the administration chose to ignore the problem,”

    one of Zwerner’s lawyers, Jeffrey Breit, said in the press release.

    “Abigail Zwerner deserved more from the school system and now she will live with the results of their neglect for the rest of their life,”

    he added. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?