L.A. prosecutors review 1992 sex assault accusation against Kevin Spacey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing a 1992 sexual assault accusation against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, authorities said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge schedules 2019 trial in opioid litigation
(Reuters) – A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits seeking to hold drug companies responsible for their roles in the U.S. opioid epidemic on Wednesday set an aggressive schedule that would have the first trial take place in March 2019.
Senate panel to hold hearing on sexual abuse of Olympic athletes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will hold a hearing next week into how the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics and other sports organizations handled sexual misconduct allegations.
Oklahoma’s striking teachers seek more funds, Republicans say they are done
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A strike by Oklahoma educators demanding more school funding extended to a 10th day on Wednesday, as the state’s Republican leaders warned they planned no further increases after approving $450 million in new revenue to boost …
J&J, Imerys unit must pay $117 million in N.J. asbestos cancer case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products, a New Jersey state court jury said on Wednesday.
Accused Florida school shooter wants inheritance to go to charity: lawyer
MIAMI (Reuters) – The 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school in February wants funds from an $800,000 trust left by his late adoptive mother to be donated to charity, a defense attorney said on Wednesday.
‘You know what you did,’ witness tells Cosby at sexual assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial on Wednesday refused a defense request that he declare a mistrial after one of the accusers called as a prosecution witness blurted out, “You know what you did, don’t you, Mr. C…
Cosby lawyers suggest accuser testified against him to help career
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s defense team on Wednesday questioned the motives of a witness who says the comedian drugged her for four days in 1984 and sexually molested her, asking whether she was telling her story in a bid to revive her fl…
Family of Tesla crash driver hires law firm, questions autopilot
(Reuters) – The family of a driver killed in a Tesla car crash has hired law firm Minami Tamaki LLP to explore legal options, the law firm said on Wednesday, adding that the Autopilot feature in the electric carmaker’s vehicle probably caused his death…
Chicago aviation officer who dragged man from plane sues United, city
(Reuters) – A former Chicago aviation police officer who helped drag a 69-year-old male passenger off a parked United Airlines plane last year in an incident that drew international outrage is suing the airline and the city that fired him.
