All posts containing the tag: "sues"
Posted Sep 15th 2009 2:32PM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Arnold Klein has sued Dr. Steven Hoefflin in the Michael Jackson prescription drug saga -- sued him for defamation of character.
According to the suit, Dr. Klein claims Dr. Hoefflin told The Sun in the minutes following Jackson's death, "[Dr. Conrad] Murray definitely called Klein because Klein taught him how to administer Propofol ... Murray would have counted on Klein to be the source of Propofol and guide him on its use."
Klein claims Hoefflin's conduct was "willful, fraudulent, malicious, oppressive and reckless" and was done "with the intent to injure and harm Dr. Klein."
UPDATE: Hoefflin tells TMZ: "They [The Sun] check their facts with an electronic microscope. There is factual evidence that the statements that I made are true. They have in their possession phone records, recordings, documents and other evidence that confirms facts in their stories before they're published."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: conrad murray, ConradMurray, dr. arnold klein, dr. hoefflin, Dr.ArnoldKlein, Dr.Hoefflin, lawsuit, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, propofol, sued, sues, the sun, TheSun
Posted May 11th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff
Bluffs work at the tables, not in real life -- a lesson one professional poker player could learn after allegedly screwing a company out of big bucks over the movie "Deal."
Gambling Times, Inc. claims in a lawsuit that poker player Scott Lazar (the movie's exec. producer) promised the company a "highly visible" product placement during the film -- which starred Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth -- in exchange for a $50,000 investment.
But according to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the plug was far from highly visible... because it didn't exist at all.
Now here's the ironic part: G.T. is suing Lazar for no less than $1,000,000 in damages -- but the film only made... get this... $78,000 WORLDWIDE when it hit theaters back in 2008.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Movies, Exclusives
Tags: burt reynolds, BurtReynolds, deal, gambling times, GamblingTimes, inc, lawsuit, shannon elizabeth, ShannonElizabeth, sued, sues
Posted May 5th 2009 1:20AM by TMZ Staff
Don't mess with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden -- who have a hit called "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" -- but that's exactly who one company just picked a fight with by naming its comic book "Iron and the Maiden."
Iron Maiden is now suing Iron and the Maiden, LLC -- because, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the "confusingly similar" name was a ploy used to profit off the band's heavily trademarked name.
Maiden wants the company to stop using the I.A.T.M. name to sell its comic books, video games and other merchandise -- and also wants some money for the trouble.
Iron and the Maiden gave us this statement: "The Iron and the Maiden legal team believes that this case is completely without merit. It is outrageous to claim ownership of the well known term "Iron Maiden", a medieval torture device that predates rock and roll by centuries and is part of world culture, legend and lore."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Tags: iron maiden, IronMaiden, lawsuit, sued, sues
Posted Jan 27th 2009 3:07PM by TMZ Staff
Virgin America is suing a company that allegedly created a phony ad, making it look like Virgin was trying to profit from the US Airways crash.
According to the suit, filed yesterday in Federal court, Virgin claims Adrants Publishing posted an ad on its website, Adrants.com, showing a photo of the jet planted in the Hudson River, with the caption, "The Hudson Crash: Just One More Reason to Fly Virgin."
The suit claims a honcho at Adrants said, "We've seen Virgin turn ugly situations to its advantage before, making it [the fake advertisement] very much in keeping with the Virgin brand persona. The only thing saving the tribute from being in terrifically bad taste is the fact that no one lost his or her life in the crash. So woot! -- slather your big reds all over those news shots, V."
Virgin says the ad damages its good name and is suing for, among other things, defamation.
Adrants maintains it was all just a spoof.
We spoke Adrants, they say they didn't create the ad, they just posted it on their site after someone sent it to them.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: sues, virgin, virgin america, VirginAmerica
