Closed store Dominick’s has been ordered by a federal jury to pay Michael Jordan $8.9 million for using his identity without permission in an advertisement.
Moments after the verdict was announced Friday at the Dirksen US Courthouse, Michael Jordan said “it was never about the money” adding that he would give the award to charities in Chicago.
“It was all just about protecting my name and my likeness,” the basketball legend said.
Lawyers for Dominick’s owner, Safeway, had argued that it should pay just $126,900 for using Michael Jordan’s identity without permission in a 2009 ad for its Rancher’s Reserve steaks in a special issue of Sports Illustrated commemorating Jordan’s elevation to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
After deliberating for more than six hours at the end of a weeklong trial, the jury came up with a number on August 21 that was far closer to what Michael Jordan asked for – $10 million.
Before the case even went to trial, the court had decided that Dominick’s was liable for running the ad without Michael Jordan’s permission. That meant jurors only had to decide how much Safeway should pay.
Two iOS 8 users are suing Apple for not telling about the amount of memory required by its flagship operating system.
The legal complaint revolves around iOS 8 and the amount of memory it reserves for itself on iPods, iPhones and iPads.
The complaint alleges that it takes up so much space that far less than advertised is left for people to store their own data.
Apple has yet to issue any official comment on the lawsuit.
The complaint has been filed in California by Miami residents Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara who say that iOS 8 can occupy up to 23.1% of the memory available on some Apple devices.
In addition, upgrading devices from the earlier iOS 7 to 8 can cause people to lose up to 1.3 gigabytes of memory, said papers filed in support of the legal action.
The amount of memory taken up by iOS 8 can mean users run out of storage and, Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara allege, this is helping Apple force people to sign up for its fee-based iCloud storage system.
The lawsuit is seeking millions of dollars in damages for those using Apple devices facing the storage squeeze.
So far, Apple has not responded to requests for comment on the lawsuit.
The latest upgrade to iOS 8 was released in late September but Apple was forced to withdraw and then re-issue it because the first version meant a lot of iPhone 6 and Plus handsets could no longer make calls.
Apple issued a public apology over the botched update but said only 40,000 people were affected by it.
Adam Sandler has won a lawsuit against Deanne McDonald, his kids’ former nanny, after she accused him of treating her like a slave.
A California appeals court judge has ruled that Deanne McDonald must repay the $80,000 she received for signing a confidential settlement, agreeing not to disclose anything about Adam Sandler nor disparage him.
Deanne McDonald accused Adam Sandler of criminal activity and slavery (photo Getty Images)
Deanne McDonald was hired by Adam Sandler and his wife in 2009, and when her employment ended less than a year later, she raised employment claims that were squashed when Sandler agreed to pay her $48,000 and her attorneys $32,000 to stay quiet.
Last year, Deanne McDonald threatened to challenge the settlement agreement and sue Adam Sandler and his business partner brother Scott Sandler, so the siblings took her to private arbitration.
The former nanny then accused Adam Sandler of criminal activity and slavery.
An arbitrator ruled Deanne McDonald had breached the settlement agreement by repudiating it, disclosing confidential information and threatening to sue, and she was ordered to return the money and restrained from filing a future lawsuit.
California-based Adriana’s Insurance Services settled a lawsuit with a Los Angeles man with 17 buckets of coins, said to contain $20,000.
Andres Carrasco, 76, filed a lawsuit in 2012 against Adriana’s Insurance Services, a Rancho Cucamonga-based company.
The East Los Angeles man alleged that during an argument over why the company had cancelled his auto insurance, an agent assaulted him by physically removing him from the office.
The company reached a settlement in June and last week delivered partial payment in the form of a check, but also tried to leave buckets of loose change in his lawyer’s East Los Angeles office, attorney Antonio Gallo said.
Adriana’s Insurance Services settled a lawsuit with 17 buckets of coins, said to contain $20,000
Antonio Gallo said he refused to accept the delivery because he couldn’t verify the amount in the buckets. But, he said, the cash was left the next day when he was at court.
His assistant said eight people came in “and just dropped it off in the lobby,” Antonio Gallo said.
Antonio Gallo, who wouldn’t disclose the settlement figure, estimated there may be $20,000 or more in coins.
“There’s maybe 17 buckets of coins,” he said.
“They probably (each) weigh anywhere between 70 to 100 pounds. I’m assuming, because I can’t lift them.”
One bucket is entirely full of pennies, he added.
Antonio Gallo said he didn’t think the payment was illegal in California but it is unique.
“It’s insulting to my client. He’s 76 years old, he just had a hernia operation. Come on,” Antonio Gallo said.
“He feels that he wasn’t treated as a human being.”
Antonio Gallo said he has been in contact with the company’s attorney and would like to see the insurer issue a check for the rest of the settlement and take away the coins by Friday. Otherwise, he will have to hire someone to count the stash.
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers.
The 225-201 vote along party lines means House lawyers will now draft legal documents to launch a lawsuit.
Its supporters say Barack Obama exceeded his powers when he delayed an insurance deadline in his healthcare law.
Barack Obama himself has dismissed it as a waste of time.
“Everyone sees this as a political stunt,” he said.
“If they’re not going to do anything, we’ll do what we can on our own,” the president added.
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers
“And we’ve taken more than 40 actions aimed at helping hardworking families like yours. That’s when we act – when your Congress won’t.”
The action is reportedly the first time either the House or Senate has brought legal action against a president over the legality of his powers, although members of Congress have sued the president before.
Republicans in Congress have complained that Barack Obama has exceeded his constitutional authority on numerous occasions, in order to bypass Congress by issuing executive orders.
They object, for instance, to his order unilaterally easing deportations of some young illegal immigrants, and the prison exchange that won the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl held captive for five years by the Taliban.
“This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats. It’s about defending the Constitution we swore an oath to,” Speaker John Boehner said during an impassioned debate in the House on Wednesday evening.
“Are you willing to let any president choose what laws to execute and what laws to change?”
At issue was Barack Obama’s decision to twice delay requirements in his 2010 healthcare overhaul that businesses over a certain size provide their workers with health insurance.
Barack Obama has been forthright about his intentions to circumvent the gridlocked Congress when possible, noting frequently that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has declined even to hold votes on Senate-passed bills on topics from immigration reform to gay rights.
As far back as January, White House aides began referring to the president’s “pen and phone” strategy – using his telephone to convene meetings at the White House and his pen to sign executive orders and changes to federal regulations.
The House of Representatives is voting to pass a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama for what Republican leaders describe as his overreach of authority.
The resolution is expected to pass the Republican-controlled chamber in a party line vote onJuly 30.
Its sponsors say Barack Obama exceeded his powers when he delayed an insurance deadline in his healthcare law.
The president himself has dismissed the lawsuit as a waste of time.
“Everyone sees this as a political stunt,” Barack Obama said while in Kansas on Wednesday.
“But it’s worse than that because every vote they’re taking… means a vote they’re not taking to help people.”
The House of Representatives is voting to pass a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama (photo Reuters)
Republicans in Congress have complained that Barack Obama has exceeded his constitutional authority on numerous occasions, in order to bypass Congress by issuing executive orders.
They object, for instance, to his order unilaterally easing deportations of some young illegal immigrants, and the prison exchange that won the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl held captive for five years by the Taliban.
Specifically at issue in the resolution, which was sponsored by Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas with the full backing of House Speaker John Boehner, was Barack Obama’s decision to twice delay requirements in his 2010 healthcare overhaul that businesses over a certain size provide their workers with health insurance.
Barack Obama has been forthright about his intentions to circumvent the gridlocked Congress when possible, noting frequently that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has declined even to hold votes on Senate-passed bills on topics from immigration reform to gay rights.
As far back as January, White House aides began referring to the president’s “pen and phone” strategy – using his telephone to convene meetings at the White House and his pen to sign executive orders and changes to federal regulations.
Every US president since George Washington has issued executive orders, and Barack Obama has not stood out in the modern era for the number he has signed.
In his six years in office Barack Obama has issued 183 executive orders, compared to 291 across George W. Bush’s eight years and 381 for Ronald Reagan, according to a study by the American Presidency Project at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
House Speaker John Boehner has confirmed he will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration for its use of executive actions to change laws.
John Boehner said: “I believe the President is not faithfully executing the laws of our country, and on behalf of the institution and our constitution standing up and fighting for this is in the best long term interest of the Congress.”
He would not say which executive action the lawsuit would target specifically.
The specifics and mechanics of the suit have yet to be worked out, but John Boehner could enlist an organization called the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) to carry it out.
John Boehner has confirmed he will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration for its use of executive actions to change laws
Because that body is controlled by the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the Majority Whip, the Minority Leader and the Minority Whip, Republicans could order the lawsuit to go ahead even if Democrats objected.
John Boehner insisted Wednesday that the lawsuit does not amount to an effort to impeach the president.
“This is not about impeachment, this is about his faithfully executing the laws of our country,” he said.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said he is confident President Barack Obama has operated well within the confines of the law and that Republicans have brought the suit simply because they disagree with Obama’s policies.
The GOP’s unwillingness to compromise has forced the president to take more executive actions, Earnest said.
“The fact that they are considering a taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the president of the United States for doing his job, I think, is the kind of step that most Americans wouldn’t support,” Josh Earnest said.
“This lawsuit is not going to consume the attention of the White House,” he added.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, on Wednesday called the lawsuit “subterfuge”.
Courtney Love has been sued by her former psychiatrist over skipping outstanding fees dating back to 2010.
Just weeks after winning a defamation battle with her former lawyer for a 2010 post on Twitter, Courtney Love is back in the headlines for allegedly skipping payments to Dr. Edward Ratush.
Courtney Love has been sued by her former psychiatrist over skipping outstanding fees dating back to 2010
Dr. Edward Ratush has filed papers in New York County Supreme Court, claiming Courtney Love owes him $48,250 for work he reportedly carried out four years ago.
The psychiatrist is suing Courtney Love for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, among other charges.
New reports claim that billionaire George Soros has offered his ex-girlfriend Adriana Ferreyr $250,000 to “persuade her” to drop a $50 million lawsuit.
Brazilian actress Adriana Ferreyr, 28, launched legal proceedings against George Soros, 81, in August 2011 after he allegedly broke a promise to buy her a $1.9 million apartment in Manhattan, New York.
The staggering lawsuit said Adriana Ferreyr was emotionally tortured, harassed and abused by George Soros, who denies all the claims – during an alleged fight when he told her he had given the apartment to another lover.
Now it has emerged that, when Adriana Ferreyr threatened to take him to court, George Soros approached his former lover’s lawyer cousin Mauricio Carneiro with a cash offer.
An email obtained by the New York Daily News, from George Soros’ lawyer William Zabel to Mauricio Carnerio, is reported to have made the offer.
It is said to have said: “Pursuant to your conversation with George Soros… I understand you may wish to be helpful with the situation.”
Mauricio Carneiro replied that he “could not be bought” and was “shocked that George called me to offer me $250,000 in order to get my sympathy, get rid of her lawyers and settle the case”.
William Zabel admitted that the email had been sent, but that it was not a bribe.
The lawyer told the New York Daily News: “George had met him before and he liked him. He had reached out to him because he is a lawyer and a relative and he hoped to settle the case before it went to court. It is in no way a bribe.”
Adriana Ferryr broke her silence in August about her 5-year relationship with George Soros, known as the Man Who Broke the Bank of England after making millions during the 1992 UK currency crisis.
Despite their 53-year age gap, Adriana Ferreyr insisted their relationship was “respectful and loveable” before the acrimonious split, followed by her allegations of physical abuse.
Adriana Ferreyr, a former child actor and star of Portuguese McDonald’s commercials, first met George Soros five years ago. She told the New York Post: “For five years, he was my boyfriend. He was respectful and loveable. Then, suddenly, he changed and became cruel. I don’t know why he would do this to me.
“He treated me with a lot of respect. When we first started dating, I would see him every weekend at his house in Bedford. He was very nice, very sweet, very loveable… We travelled and went to St Bart’s.
“As far as I was concerned, this was a proper, loving, committed relationship. He introduced me to people as his girlfriend after a year. We attended events. I met his friends. I met his business associates.
“Some people don’t understand the age difference, but for me, it wasn’t a problem. I wouldn’t go out with a muscular guy who has tattoos, but I wouldn’t call other people strange because they have different taste than me.
“He is a likeable person. He is outspoken. I spent a lot of time with him, and I had a lot of feelings for him. We had a happy, normal relationship.”
George Soros has offered his ex-girlfriend Adriana Ferreyr $250,000 to “persuade her” to drop a $50 million lawsuit
Adriana Ferreyr said she was monogamous during their time together, and was hoping to “settle down” with George Soros, who she said never lavished her with money or gifts during their first few years together.
Eventually, however, Adriana Ferreyr said he offered to buy her an apartment. And she found her “dream home” – a $1.9million condo at 30 E 85th St – just two streets from him.
“I did a lot of research on it. I made sure it was a good investment. I explained to him what good a deal it was, why I loved it, why it would be a great place to live…. He told me, <<I am going to buy it. I am going to do this for you>>,” she said.
Adriana Ferreyr claims the day after they signed off on the paperwork in December, George Soros had a change of heart, and offered the apartment to 39-year-old Tamiko Bolton, described as his “travelling nurse”.
“We were in bed, and he just replied coldly and bluntly that he had given (the apartment) to his other girlfriend. I got emotional and cried… He just said, <<I don’t care>>. I was in bed with him. It was horrifying for me,” Adriana Ferreyr said.
She has also claimed that George Soros slapped her in the face and attempted to choke her as they argued over the property in bed together.
According to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, in the inevitable row which followed: “Soros slapped Ferreyr across the face and proceeded to put his hands around her neck in an attempt to choke her.”
Adrian Ferreyr claims she managed to evade him and picked up a glass lamp to protect herself. George Soros then allegedly grabbed the lamp and tried to hit her with it, narrowly missing.
The actress claims she ran into the office next to George Soros’s bedroom and called police. According to the lawsuit, Adriana Ferreyr claims George Soros twice broke promises to buy her flats in the building – once again after a brief reconciliation.
“When… I saw him again, he was loving. We got back together and started dating again. Then he invited me for tea at his house. He said to me, ‘Go look for an apartment. I owe you an apartment anyway,” the actress told the Post.
Adriana Ferreyr said she found a $4.3 million apartment in the same building. But when she told him about it he pretended to know nothing about it. To make matters worse, Adriana Ferryr and Tamiko Bolton now live in the same New York apartment block.
And after learning his ex was going to rent a flat in the same building anyway, George Soros hired private security men to “follow and intimidate:”her, Adriana Ferreyr claims.
According to Adriana Ferreyr’s suit, George Soros “not only breached his multiple promises…but he proceeded to engage in a deliberate and malicious campaign of extreme and outrageous harassment and intimidation against Ferreyr, which has directly resulted in her suffering and continuing to suffer severe emotional distress and damages”.
Adriana Ferreyr claims their confrontation traumatized her to the point she was “unable to function in her day-to-day life” and that she has since had to have treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Her lawyer, Robert Hantman, said it was unfortunate she had to resort to court action as she had hoped to settle the dispute privately. He said: “It’s 1/7000th of his wealth. She just wants what he promised her.”
George Soros strongly denies the allegations.
William Zabel, George Soros’s lawyer, called the suit “frivolous and entirely without merit”.
Although William Zabel admitted his client had an “on-again, off-again” relationship with Adriana Ferreyr, he said the complaint was “riddled with false charges and is obviously an attempt to extract money from my client, who is known to be a very rich man”.
William Zabel added: “The police investigated the incident referred to and concluded that no assault occurred. George Soros did not slap, choke or throw a lamp at her.”
A source close to George Soros, whose birthday was yesterday, said: “This is nothing but a woman scorned who is out to get paid. These claims are outrageous and he will seek to dismiss them at the earliest opportunity.
“George is dealing with this well – this is a man who survived the Holocaust. The suggestion he attacked her is without merit.”
Adriana Ferreyr remains undetoured.
“George is so powerful he thinks he can get rid of anyone he wants. But I am not going away. I am going to fight,” she told the Post.
George Soros’s private life is rarely touched on in the U.S.
Married and twice divorced, George Soros has five children. In the past few years, his reported girlfriends have included the violinist Jennifer Chun and former Miss Russia Anna Malova.
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