J&J ordered to pay record $1.5B in talc cancer lawsuit — while vowing to appeal ‘unconstitutional’ ruling

J&J ordered to pay record .5B in talc cancer lawsuit — while vowing to appeal ‘unconstitutional’ ruling

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products caused her peritoneal mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Jurors in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Md., on Monday found the company, two of its subsidiaries and spinoff Kenvue liable … Read more

Kevin Costner sued for huge sum over unpaid ‘Horizon 2’ costume rental fees

Kevin Costner sued for huge sum over unpaid ‘Horizon 2’ costume rental fees

Kevin Costner is facing a new lawsuit related to the sequel to his Western box office bomb, “Horizon: An American Saga.” Western Costume Leasing Company filed a lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Costner, 70, and his production banner Territory Pictures for breach of contract, claiming the defendants did not pay for rented … Read more

Celebrity esthetician sued for $71K after client says she was left ‘severely burned and permanently scarred’

Celebrity esthetician sued for K after client says she was left ‘severely burned and permanently scarred’

An LA woman is suing celebrity esthetician Sonya Dakar for fraud, alleging she was not authorized to perform the chemical peel that gave her “severe burns and permanent scarring.” Victoria Nelson claimed in her suit that she visited Dakar’s Beverly Hills clinic — which has welcomed the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore and Sofia … Read more

Exclusive | I developed a brain tumor the size of a lime at 30 — now I’m one of over 1,700 women suing my birth control company

Exclusive | I developed a brain tumor the size of a lime at 30 — now I’m one of over 1,700 women suing my birth control company

Elizabeth Fleurisma tears up as she runs her fingers over the scars that map her scalp. The Long Island mom was stunned to discover at the age of 30 that she had a brain tumor the size of a lime. She survived a 16-hour surgery and weeks of radiation — yet a piece of the tumor … Read more

Kraft, Coca-Cola among companies sued by San Francisco over ultra-processed foods in first-of-a-kind lawsuit

Kraft, Coca-Cola among companies sued by San Francisco over ultra-processed foods in first-of-a-kind lawsuit

The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly sickening California residents with addictive and harmful products. City Attorney David Chiu filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging that the companies employed tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry to design and … Read more

Katy Perry sues dying veteran, 85, for $5M

Katy Perry sues dying veteran, 85, for M

Katy Perry is suing an 85-year-old dying, disabled veteran over a long-standing property dispute. Perry is demanding $5 million in a lawsuit against the disabled veteran who owned a $15 million Montecito, California home she purchased more than five years ago. The Firework singer’s long-running housing dispute began in July 2020, when she and her ex Orlando … Read more

Jordon Hudson shares birthday screen shots behind her planned Pablo Torre lawsuit

Jordon Hudson shares birthday screen shots behind her planned Pablo Torre lawsuit

Jordon Hudson brought receipts. A day after the 24-year-old girlfriend of University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick said she is suing investigative journalist Pablo Torre for defamation, she shared screenshots of messages disputing his reporting that she lied about her age. During the May 9 episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” Torre shared a video from … Read more

Airlines claim that passengers who pay extra for window seats are not entitled to a view in class-action lawsuit

Airlines claim that passengers who pay extra for window seats are not entitled to a view in class-action lawsuit

These travelers unknowingly threw their money out the window. When you book a window seat on a plane, you’re likely expecting to be seated next to a window — but some airlines argue otherwise. In response to a class-action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and United Airlines filed by passengers who claimed they paid extra … Read more

Justin Baldoni’s $400M countersuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds comes to a shocking end

Justin Baldoni’s 0M countersuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds comes to a shocking end

Justin Baldoni suffered a massive blow in his legal war with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The “It Ends With Us” director’s $400 million defamation countersuit against the couple was formally ended by Judge Lewis Liman after Baldoni, 41, missed the deadline to file an amended complaint, according to court documents obtained by The Post. Judge … Read more

Saks sues Puck News, claiming outlet ran ‘hit pieces’ — despite reporter’s ‘conflict of interest’

Saks sues Puck News, claiming outlet ran ‘hit pieces’ — despite reporter’s ‘conflict of interest’

Luxury giant Saks Global has sued the publisher of Puck News, claiming that the site failed to disclose a reporter’s “conflict of interest” as he churned out a series of negative “hit pieces” on the company that have allegedly cost it hundreds of millions of dollars. The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus … Read more

Hulk Hogan’s family exploring medical malpractice lawsuit after unexpected death, court docs indicate

Hulk Hogan’s family exploring medical malpractice lawsuit after unexpected death, court docs indicate

Hulk Hogan’s family is considering a medical malpractice lawsuit against doctors who treated the late WWE legend before his unexpected death, according to new court documents. Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily, and son, Nick Bollea, filed a petition Tuesday in Pinellas County, Florida, to extend the statute of limitations by 90 days for an investigation into … Read more

‘Beauty parlor stroke syndrome’: scary health threat while you get your hair done is more common than you think

‘Beauty parlor stroke syndrome’: scary health threat while you get your hair done is more common than you think

Rinse — and wince? Having your hair shampooed and your scalp massaged is a key — and typically relaxing — part of any salon appointment. The amount of time spent at the special sink usually depends on the extent of the cleansing and conditioning treatment. The problem is that tilting your head back in a … Read more

Pfizer faces lawsuit from women who allegedly developed brain tumors after contraceptive injection

Pfizer faces lawsuit from women who allegedly developed brain tumors after contraceptive injection

Pfizer is facing a landmark lawsuit in the US brought on behalf of more than 1,000 women who say they developed brain tumors after taking the popular contraceptive injection Depo-Provera. On Monday, US time, Pfizer will appear in federal court in Pensacola, Florida, for a crucial hearing on whether the case — which could have … Read more

Bill Belichick’s UNC coaching stint sours with losses, lawsuit and all eyes on girlfriend Jordon Hudson

Bill Belichick’s UNC coaching stint sours with losses, lawsuit and all eyes on girlfriend Jordon Hudson

Bill Belichick became an eight-time Super Bowl champion with one ironclad rule – no distractions. Yet, his inaugural year as head coach for the University of North Carolina is rife with them: A lawsuit, blow out losses and his 24-year-old girlfriend on the sidelines, who some say is grabbing too much attention. Considered by many the … Read more

Hallmark star Michael Heslin’s tragic Vegas death sparks lawsuit after restaurant staff allegedly failed to perform CPR

Hallmark star Michael Heslin’s tragic Vegas death sparks lawsuit after restaurant staff allegedly failed to perform CPR

Movie star Michael Heslin died suddenly after suffering a heart attack during a birthday trip to Las Vegas — when the restaurant failed to swiftly perform CPR, according to a new lawsuit. The actor, who starred in the Zoe Saldana series “Lioness” and TV movie “The Holiday Plan” suffered the medical emergency in June 2024, … Read more

Exclusive | Heir to Barneys luxury empire served with explosive tax-fraud lawsuit at NYC book event: ‘Gene went crazy’

Exclusive | Heir to Barneys luxury empire served with explosive tax-fraud lawsuit at NYC book event: ‘Gene went crazy’

An heir to the fallen Barneys luxury empire got served with an explosive tax-fraud lawsuit from his estranged brother — while he was in the middle of promoting his gossipy new memoir last week at a New York City bookstore, The Post has learned. Gene Pressman, 74, was signing copies of his new book, “They … Read more

Kevin Costner slams ‘Horizon’ sexual harassment allegation in fiery legal response: ‘Absolute nightmare’

Kevin Costner slams ‘Horizon’ sexual harassment allegation in fiery legal response: ‘Absolute nightmare’

Kevin Costner is firing back at “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” stuntwoman Devyn LaBella’s sexual harassment lawsuit. The “Yellowstone” actor, 70, filed a new motion in California Superior Court Tuesday to dismiss LaBella’s May lawsuit against Costner that claims she was forced into an “unscripted” rape scene on the set of his 2024 … Read more

Apple to bring back blood oxygen feature to some smartwatches amid lawsuit

Apple to bring back blood oxygen feature to some smartwatches amid lawsuit

Apple will bring a blood oxygen measurement feature to some of its watch models via a software update after receiving approval from the US government amid a protracted legal dispute over the technology, it said on Thursday. The move will allow users of Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States to view … Read more

Ex-Wiggles chief executive sues popular children’s group months after departing role

Ex-Wiggles chief executive sues popular children’s group months after departing role

The former chief executive of The Wiggles – who left after just over a year into his role – has lodged Federal Court proceedings against the popular children’s entertainment group. Luke O’Neill was named the children’s music sensation’s first chief executive last year, according to aNb Media, with his role focusing on “expanding The Wiggles’ … Read more

Priscilla Presley accused of pulling daughter Lisa Marie’s life-support in bombshell new lawsuit

Priscilla Presley accused of pulling daughter Lisa Marie’s life-support in bombshell new lawsuit

Priscilla Presley’s former business partners have sensationally accused her of pulling her daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s life-support in a bid to get control of her family name, according to a bombshell new lawsuit. Lisa Marie, the daughter of Priscilla and late rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died in Jan. 2023 after she went into cardiac … Read more