Fame. This can be any kind of course, via criminal or legitimate activity. Still, fame is the most essential ingredient and it was also the most important, if not key element, for the rapper Rick Ross. Actually, the guy is not suing himself, but instead being sued by “Freeway” Ricky Ross. The difference? One’s a drug dealer, one’s a rapper.

“Freeway” Ricky Ross is actually among the list of top drug lords to have ever trafficked the finest coke money could buy. In his eyes, his name and reputation were promptly stolen by artist Rick Ross. This could be argued as inspiration, but Freeway doesn’t see this as being so. To him, this is thievery of the highest grade. And certainly to a drug dealer, theft is impossibly wicked!

Freeway actually went as far as trying to make this Federal, as well as bringing down Def Jam, Jay-Z, and Universal Music Group. Why? Because those thieving scumbags quite literally stole his name. Freeway never said if Def Jam had to break a locker combination to grab the goods, but he probably doesn’t need to because damn it, the law must be obeyed!

Ultimately, the artist Rick Ross won, Sir Freeway not earning a single dime. This was a load off of Def Jam and Universal, but Jay-Z didn’t care the slightest. Now, why did it fail? In the judge’s own words, a life of crime cannot establish a “secondary meaning”. If this is true, then how is Franc Lucas making his cash? Not on 110th St, obviously.

Source: Rising Stars

This did not going without consequence, however. While attending the rally, Cohen and his crew apparently assaulted a protester simply for “laughs” and filmic value. It didn’t go over very well and now, a man named Mark Skiff, is suing Cohen over punitive damages and medical expenses.

According to the gay cameraman, Skiff asserts that Cohen deliberately held negative banners and posters to incite anger and mob-mentality in the gathering. When asked why, Skiff replied that it was “to enhance the drama” of what the team could’ve captured on film. In his closing statement, Mark added that he has, “the right to go about his business free from violence and intimidation directed at his sexual orientation.”

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Back in 2007, ESPN Sports reports NASCAR settled a lawsuit for 25 million. Why? A woman named Mauricia Grant was not only sexually harassed but subjected to racial slurs and lewd behavior as a technical inspector in NASCAR’s ring. The insults went from “Nappy Head Mo” to “Queen Sheba” by her wonderful co-workers. Apparently, there was even a designated “color people” time.

Initially, NASCAR inspected the issue and promptly fired two employees. The fun doesn’t end there, though. Accusations continued to fly,  NASCAR’s own Brian Grant defended his business, ensuring this was never to happen. Grant denied these claims, asserting that she’d climbed the chain of command with no results.

Now, while this is just a plain lawsuit with a few dashes of fame thrown on top, it takes a bizarre twist at the end. Grant, while winning a settlement for a large sum of cash (to pay off all those tears of course) received a phone call. She was contacted by human resources at NASCAR, then fired not long after. The kicker? NASCAR is not disclosing why Grant was fired at all.

Picture this:

On the way there, you can’t help but think that this whole thing could be a very bad idea, but hey, it’s not like you’re doing it for football or some loser team like the Chiefs. Ahead, you see a tattoo shop, lights gleaming bright with anticipation for the next costumer – you. Hesitantly, but joyous, you arrive inside and drunkenly oblige the artist to put an everlasting ink splotch on your thigh.

There’s one problem after he’s done: it’s backwards. An inept tattoo artist just slapped on the White Sox logo backwards and this is the worst possible thing in the world (quite possibly the universe) to happen to you. Eugenia Bebis, a fan of the Chicago team, is suing The Mystic for damages up to $50,000. Even with possibility of a reward, she’ll still be undergoing a fancy treatment. To quote the victim’s attorney, “The way she explained it, they are burning the tattoo off with a laser beam.”

Source: Chicago Breaking News Center

A simplistic design has allowed people from all walks of life to share their 140 character micro thoughts with the world. But, with anything successful comes commercialism, greed and politics.

Kim Kardashian, made popular through a sex tape scandal and now a house-hold name, is being sued by the “Cookie Diet” doctor. Apparently, Dr. Sanford Siegal’s website CookieDiet.com linked to an article which claimed Kardashian had lost weight on the diet, prompting the celeb to lash out.

According to the Marketing Pilgrim and Media Post, “The reality TV star allegedly tweeted in October that Dr. Sanford Siegal was “falsely promoting” that she was on the cookie diet. “Not true! I would never do this unhealthy diet! I do QuickTrim!,” she allegedly said via Twitter. “If this Dr. Siegal is lying about me being on this diet, what else are they lying about? Not cool!””

Dr. Siegal filed a lawsuit against Kim Kardashian alleging these statements were both false and defamatory. The lawsuit details tout immature cyber laws and would put even Donald Trump’s lawyers to sleep.

The more important question is, by filing a lawsuit over a petty comment, is the cookie diet doctor a “cookie monster”?

Ah, the Star Wars lightsaber. Just brings back the good ol’ days, huh? Not when you’re a company who’s under a lawsuit threat from Lucasfilm Ltd. You see kids, those lightsabers y’all thought were make-believe, well, aren’t. An industry by the name of Wicked Lasers has recently created a “highly dangerous” Class IV laser (the kind that can burn skin) mounted in a handle… I.E., a sword handle.

Apparently, Mr. Lucas wasn’t very happy with this and decided that the best course of action was to round up a few dozen lawyers to reclaim all value infringed upon by Wicked Lasers. According to Lucasfilm Ltd., “It has come to our attention that a company called Wicked Lasers is selling a highly dangerous product out of Hong Kong that is designed to look like a lightsaber from Star Wars…”. Ah, now the punch-line, “…This product is not licensed or approved by Lucasfilm in any way. We have demanded that Wicked Lasers immediately cease and desist their infringing activities.”

The device in question, the Arctic Spyder III, came along with safety information as well as a foray of pictures, including some ‘interesting’ cautionary advice: “Don’t let the Arctic name fool you, this laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence. That’s why it’s also the most dangerous laser ever created.” Could it very well be that Wicked Lasers intended to infringe on the Stars Wars brand? Or was it the mere comfortable packaging of the sword itself that inspired the design? We’ll see how the case works out. Lord forbid some adolescent dreamer get his hands on the Arctic Spyder III - may the force be with him.

Source:  EON News