'Happy Birthday' Song Publisher To Pay $14M To Settle Copyright Challenge
Now that the 'Happy Birthday' song is officially part of the public domain, people who paid copyright fees to sing it are probably going to get their money back.
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Now that the 'Happy Birthday' song is officially part of the public domain, people who paid copyright fees to sing it are probably going to get their money back.
A federal judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to stop "Star Wars" creator George Lucas from building a $400 million museum along Chicago's lakefront...
Attorneys for Bill Cosby and the judge will decide whether to dismiss the sexual assault case against the entertainer. Meantime, a Vegas lap dancer turned rapper has dropped her sex abuse case against Cosby.
Just days after the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department, troubling new video surfaced showing the moments before the Bay Area man at the center of the suit died pleading for help as officers restrained him.
A man denied a permit to open a gun shop in Daly City last year is suing the City Council, claiming they violated his Constitutional rights in not allowing him to sell and repair firearms in the city.
Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco Thursday against anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos documenting the handling of fetal tissue at some clinics.
A San Francisco 49ers fan who has a seizure disorder has sued the football team in federal court in San Jose for allegedly refusing to allow him to bring his service dog into the stadium in November.
The Berkeley City Council has voted unanimously to file a nuisance lawsuit that seeks to hold Monsanto Co. accountable for the cost of cleaning up contamination that the city believes is linked to the company's products.
"This was stolen footage. This was an invasion of privacy. And it was both legally and morally wrong."
A federal judge has increased the number of drivers eligible to join a lawsuit against ride-hailing company Uber alleging they were incorrectly classified as independent contractors when they were actually employees.
A judicial panel has decided to consolidate hundreds of lawsuits against Volkswagen over its emissions cheating scandal in California, a focal point of the carmaker's troubles.
Safeway has been ordered to pay customers almost $42 million to customers nationwide.
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Known for their Double Doubles, fries and shakes, In-N-Out Burger is suing Bay Area-based DoorDash, over concerns about the freshness of food delivered by the service.
A class action lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court that claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.
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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has sued a landlord and an apartment real estate agent for allegedly refusing to accept federal housing vouchers to subsidize apartment rents.
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A federal magistrate conditionally ruled in San Francisco Tuesday that a labor lawsuit by minor league baseball players against Major League Baseball and 22 clubs can proceed as a class action on behalf of an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 present and former players.
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German prosecutors are examining a criminal complaint against three people alleging that Facebook facilitates incitement.
