All posts containing the tag: "lawsuits"
Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:22PM by TMZ Staff
DJ AM's mother wants to be named as special administrator of his estate, so she can sell her son's house in Los Angeles.
In documents just filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Andrea Gross says AM had already hired a real estate broker to sell his house, and that her son was about to "accept an offer at the time of his death."
Andrea wants the court to allow her to finalize the sale. The two bedroom, two bathroom house -- pictured above -- is on the market for $699,000.
AM's mother also wants the court to allow her to negotiate settlements of the lawsuits he filed after the 2008 airplane crash he survived along with Travis Barker.
UPDATE: A judge has granted Andrea's requests.
Filed under: Photo Galleries, Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: andrea gross, AndreaGross, deal, dj am, DjAm, house, lawsuits, property, real estate, RealEstate, sell, travis barker, TravisBarker
Posted Mar 20th 2009 8:08PM by TMZ Staff
A Burbank family is suing the Walt Disney Company, claiming toxins from its Burbank headquarters contaminated the surrounding community, resulting in death.
Dennis Jackson claims Disney's air conditioning system contained contaminated wastewater laden with toxic chemicals that migrated into nearby residential areas and even contaminated drinking water.
The lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, claims Louise Jackson, who lived with her family in the neighborhood, died as a result of the pollutants. The suit claims residents now live in "terror of emissions."
The suit says Disney has been using the same cooling system since 1957.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: disney, disney lawsuit, DisneyLawsuit, lawsuit, lawsuits, walt disney, WaltDisney
Posted Jun 12th 2006 6:06PM by TMZ Staff
(June 12) -- TMZ has obtained a lawsuit which claims Paris Hilton is legally responsible for a chain collision on a freeway in Los Angeles County.
The incident allegedly occurred in May, 2004. Brooke Ashley Brinson, who identified herself at the scene as Paris Hilton's cousin, was driving the Mercedes that was registered to Hilton. The heiress was not in the car.
According to the suit, "Traffic began to slow down and all vehicles came to a stop for traffic ahead." The lawsuit alleges that the defendant's car failed to stop, causing a chain collision involving four cars. The plaintiffs, Ivan Alvarez, Monica Delgado and their child, Nicholas Alvarez, were two cars in front of the Mercedes.
TMZ spoke with the plaintiffs' lawyer, Mauro Fiore, Jr., who said his two adult clients suffered "serious injuries."
Fiore says he filed a claim with Hilton's insurance company, and was shocked to learn that Hilton had the bare minimum coverage for property damage -- $5,000. Hilton's insurance company refused to disclose her policy limits for personal injury.
Fiore says he wants $250,000 for each plaintiff but the insurance company refuses to pay a dime.
TMZ contacted Paris' rep Elliot Mintz. Mintz tells TMZ "I am not going to comment on the lawsuit, but I think it is important for people to know that
Paris
was not in the vehicle."
Read the complete complaint
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Train Wrecks, Wacky & Weird, Pick My Life Apart, Paris Hilton
Tags: car crash, CarCrash, celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, lawsuits, Paris Hilton, ParisHilton
