Lawsuit

Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin is taking legal action against police following her arrest over the weekend. As previously reported, Franklin was taken into custody early Saturday after dining out with friends in Culver City, Calif...

Dr. Dre's longtime battle with Death Row Records is back in his favor. The West Coast veteran won his 2010 lawsuit against WIDEawake/Death Row, which intended to stop the label from digitally distributing his classic debut 'The Chronic.' The ruling, set forth by U...

Sean "Diddy" Combs usually gets paid for club appearances but one night out may end up costing him a hefty sum. The hip-hop mogul is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a photographer who claims that Combs' bodyguards assaulted him. Thirty-year-old Jabari Tigham filed the suit in Georgia's Dekalb County State Court last Friday (April 15)...

A former BET employee has filed a lawsuit against the cable network for sexual harassment. Last Wednesday (April 13), Tameika Dorman filed suit with the State of New York Supreme Court, claiming that in February of 2009, she was harassed by her co-worker, Derek Clarke, while editing a segment for BET...

Last month, producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison filed a whopping $20 million lawsuit against Lil Wayne, Young Money Records and Cash Money Records, claiming that he never received compensation for producing the rapper's 2008 hit 'Lollipop...

Jay-Z's clothing company Rocawear has filed a lawsuit against a Florida wholesaler for selling bootleg gear. Lawyers for Rocawear Licensing LLC filed the suit in Florida Southern District Court on April 5, claiming that Ahmad Jamhour, owner of Bargain Wholesaler and Top Brand Wholesalers, is guilty of selling knockoffs of Jay's iconic line, specifically jean capris and ladies tops...

Freeway Ricky Ross isn't giving up his legal battle against rapper Rick Ross. After losing his court battle over his namesake's trademark last year, the former drug kingpin has acquired new representation and plans on reviving his case to bring before a California judge on May 2...

Jay-Z's ever expanding Roc Nation label is the target of a new trademark infringement lawsuit filed by California-based clothing and accessories company Volcom. In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday (March 29), Volcom takes issues with Roc Nation's popular diamond logo, which the company claims that they originally began to use in 1991...

A 26-year-old street performer is suing MTV and Viacom for using his image in a documentary chronicling the life and rise of rapper Nicki Minaj. Michael Savely, who is known by his performance name "Mike Alaska," filed a suit in a New Jersey Federal Court Tuesday (March 30), accusing the network and its parent company of violating his privacy and tarnishing his image by featuring him in

Last week, producer Timbaland was cleared of wrongdoing in a copyright infringement lawsuit for sampling a Bollywood song, which was used in rapper Game's single 'Put You on the Game.' The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling set by a lower court, taking Timbo off the legal chopping block...