Punitive damages trial begins in T.I. and Tiny Harris' lawsuit against MGA over OMG Girlz www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/punitive-d...

Jury's punitive verdict brings damages in boys' wrongful death lawsuit to nearly $200 million www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jurys-puni...

A federal judge in Florida today reinstated a jury's defamation verdict against Milagro Cooper, for defaming Megan Thee Stallion. "The evidence shows Defendant was commissioned by the Peterson family to make the three defamatory statements."

Ex-MLB shortstop Royce Clayton testifies in wrongful death trial over SUV crash that killed boys in crosswalk www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/ex-mlb-sho...

Two Los Angeles police officers testified this week in a civil trial over a shooting inside a clothing store in 2021 that killed a 14-year-old girl. My latest has details on the testimony, with video from inside the courtroom. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/los-angele...

My latest article details the trial of a Hawaii man accused of trying to murder his wife on an O'ahu hiking trail. "Hawaii jury convicts man of attempted manslaughter on 'emotional disturbance' finding" www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/hawaii-jur...

I’m very proud that this amazing Wall Street Journal profile of federal prosecutor Rob Keenan includes my photos of Rob outside the Los Angeles federal courthouse last year. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

This prosecutor in Honolulu has an obvious edge on prosecutors in boring mainland states who also try to discredit defense experts by implying they are greedy opportunists merely seeking paid vacations.

Two jurors spoke to reporters in the courthouse hallway about their $6 million verdict against Meta and YouTube in the social media addiction trial. ($3M compensatory | $3M punitive, 70% Meta | 30% YouTube) One said of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony: “he changed it, and that didn't sit well with us.”

It's day 9 of deliberations in the social media addiction trial against Meta and YouTube, and a crucial event looms: A juror has prepaid vacation beginning tomorrow. Plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier told reporters the judge hasn't said what they'll do if there's no verdict.

Is it going to become standard in trials for attorneys to ask witnesses wearing glasses about artificial intelligence recordings? It happened this morning in Massachusetts during cross-exam of a police officer who shot an off-duty colleague who is now on trial for assault.

Jury sides with Afroman in police defamation lawsuit: Inside the trial that gripped America www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-sides...

In what may be the most unsurprising "news" ever reported, the California Supreme Court has rejected Tory Lanez's request that they review his convictions and 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

The attorney behind many social media addiction lawsuits got kicked off the steering committee for violating courthouse electronics policies, including w/ a courtroom selfie. Matthew Bergman said he was too emotional because of Zuckerberg's testimony. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/inside-the...

Could a tech loyalist identify social media addiction trial jurors by wearing artificial intelligence facial recognition glasses in court? That appeared to be Judge Kuhl’s concern when she addressed the gallery before jurors returned from recess in Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony.

Mark Zuckerberg arrived at the Spring Street courthouse in downtown Los Angeles a few minutes ago to testify in the big social media addiction trial. I’ll be in the courtroom for his testimony and will let you know how it goes.

Meta and Google begin trial in lawsuit over child addiction and mental health claims www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/meta-and-g...

Journalist Don Lemon released from federal custody in LA after first court appearance www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/journalist...

Judge disqualified from Alicia Andrews' Julio Foolio murder case after defense cites 'hostile comments', 'obvious bias'

A jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, tonight acquitted former school police officer Adrian Gonzales child endangerment for his response to a gunman who killed d 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in 2022. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-acqui...

Defense lawyer Nico LaHood got a little worked up in his cross-exam of a Texas ranger lieutenant today in the Uvalde school shooting trial and acknowledged it by saying "sustained" before the judge did here.

A Texas-style non-objection: "He can lead all he wants, because I'm going to take care of it after a while."

A very Texas moment today in the child endangerment trial over a school police officer's response to the May 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde. An officer "takes a graze to his head ... and then they return fire, and they send that son of a bitch to hell, right?" "Yes, sir."

I saw Bob Weir and RatDog in concert in Spokane in 2009, and at the end a hippie on stage handed me this set list. Probably my coolest concert experience. 🙏

Death threats to federal judge won't derail murder-for-hire case against rapper Lil Durk www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/death-thre...

Megan Thee Stallion seeks permanent injunction against sued blogger after jury's liability findings www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/megan-thee...

I liked the audible reaction in the courtroom today when the judge in the murder case against Charlie Kirk's alleged killer said he currently has 1,409 cases. That IS a lot of cases.

I spoke with Vanity Fair about covering the federal trial in rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit against online commentator Milagro Gramz. www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...

Jury in defamation trial awards Megan Thee Stallion $75,000 in damages for three claims www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-in-de...

Megan Thee Stallion believes a man who testified in Tory Lanez’s criminal trial likely mistook Lanez for a woman when he recounted seeing two women fighting before a “short guy” with a gun fired shots. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/in-cross-m...

Here’s my article on all of Wednesday’s testimony in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit trial against online commentator Milagro Gramz. “Jury hears Megan Thee Stallion's assailant Tory Lanez discuss sued streamer's legal defense” www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-hears...

Megan Thee Stallion walks into the federal courthouse in Miami this morning for day four of trial in her defamation lawsuit against online commentator Milagro Gramz.

Sued streamer says she'd 'bow down and apologize' if she believed Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/sued-strea...

Here's my article on the first day of trial in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation lawsuit against streamer Milagro Gramz. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/streamer-b...

Tory Lanez and his lawyer have been held in contempt of court after Lanez refused to answer questions in a deposition in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation lawsuit against Milagro Gramz. He's to pay $20,000, and jury in Megan's trial will be told he refused to answer questions.

Attorneys, what would you do if your client was hit with this special jury instruction as a sanction. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/trial-begi...

Trial begins Monday in Megan Thee Stallion's federal defamation lawsuit against an online commentary. Here's a primer. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/trial-begi...

Going through the 46-page opinion and writing an article about it really drove home what I've always known: The only real story in Tory Lanez's appeal for shooting Megan Thee Stallion is how incredibly bad it was. Full article: www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/appellate-...

"We affirm Daystar Peterson's conviction." The California Court of Appeal has affirmed Tory Lanez's felony convictions and 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

I put together an article on the basics about the first trial in rapper Julio Foolio’s fatal shooting in Tampa, Florida, which ended late Friday in a conviction only for manslaughter.

The lead defense attorney in Alicia Andrews' trial over Julio Foolio's murder also is defending online commentator Milagro Cooper in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation lawsuit, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in federal court.

Baseball great Mike Trout testifies in civil trial over Angels pitcher's fatal drug overdose www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/baseball-g...

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A federal judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” “Because the Court concludes that the allegedly defamatory statements in “Not Like Us” are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

An Uber driver accused of igniting the fire that led to the deadly Palisades fire in LA has been arrested. The criminal complaint against Jonathan Rinderknecht mentions his apparent affinity for French rapper Josman's song and video "Un Zder, Un The." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ appeal of his 50-month prison sentence could be the first test of a change in federal sentencing guidelines that prohibits the consideration of acquitted conduct. Much more in my article: www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/a-judge-se...

Judge Subramanian has rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ motion for acquittal / new trial. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday at 10 am in Manhattan. Entire opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New tonight: Prosecutors are recommending 135 months in prison for Sean “Diddy” Combs. That’s 11 years and 3 months. Here’s the 164-page filing: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Today's verdict for Metro Boomin followed a two-day trial with three witnesses, including Metro and the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her and also claims to speak with the dead. www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-finds...

Metro Boomin leaves federal court in LA after a jury cleared him in a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a woman in 2016. I'll have a full recap with quotes from closing arguments and more photos and video. Subscribe to get it in your inbox: www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/subscribe