Shaquille O'Neal may be the one getting sued in Florida for harassment and in California for divorce but he's on the offensive in Nevada courts this week. Shaq filed a lawsuit in Las Vegas, claiming a businessman registered a trademark for the word "Shaqtus", a nickname the NBA star picked ...
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Baller Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty today to one felony count of carrying a pistol without a license. Arenas appeared in court in Washington, DC to enter his plea. He is required to turn in his passport pending sentencing and is no longer allowed to possess firearms.
According to the U.S. Attorney, ...
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Vanessa Lopez Sues Shaq over Harassment
Posted On Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010 By Celebrity Legal. Under Athletes, Famous For Unknown Reasons Tags: Gloria Allred, shaquille o'neal, vanessa lopez
Gloria Allred's newest client, Vanessa Lopez, filed suit against NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal in Orlando today. In her civil suit, she alleges assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, conversion and a violation of state racketeering laws. She is represented by no fewer than three different law firms ...
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Shaq Sued by Alleged Girlfriend for Harassment
Posted On Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 By Celebrity Legal. Under Athletes Tags: Gloria Allred, shaquille o'neal, vanessa lopez
Gloria Allred, attorney to just about every media whore ever created, announced today that Vanessa Lopez is filing a lawsuit against Shaquille O'Neal in Florida. Lopez claims she was in a relationship with Shaq for five years and that he repeatedly harassed her when she tried to break it ...
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Former NBA star Jayson Williams shot and killed his driver Costas Christofi back in 2002. He was eventually tried for reckless manslaughter but the case ended in a hung jury. Retrial was pending.
This morning, Williams went to court and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of aggravated assault. He apparently ...
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Former NBA star Jayson Williams was arrested on suspicion of DWI early this morning -- after his SUV struck a tree in Manhattan around 3:15 AM.
Williams, whose vehicle careened into a tree just off the 20th Street exit of FDR Drive, was in the passenger seat of his black Mercedes ...
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Washington Wizards Locker Room Gun Matter Goes to Grand Jury
Posted On Monday, 04 Jan 2010 By Celebrity Legal. Under Athletes Tags: gilbert arenas, javaris crittenton
A Washington DC grand jury will apparently decide if NBA star Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton will be charged with crimes for their alleged Christmas eve locker room confrontation, which allegedly involved handguns.
Arenas and Crittenton are being interviewed by law enforcement. The prosecutor will then call the Wizards' coach ...
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Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is being sued by a woman who claims he ran her over in a drunk hit-and-run back in 2008.
Kimberly Shpeley filed suit in Erie County, New York, alleging that Lynch was drunk while driving his Porsche Cayenne in Buffalo at 3:30 AM on May ...
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Merlin Olsen Sues Over Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Posted On Sunday, 03 Jan 2010 By Celebrity Legal. Under Actors & Actresses, Athletes Tags: merlin olsen
Football star of yore and sportscaster, actor, spokesman Merlin Olsen is suing NBC Studios, NBC Universal, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Sherwin Williams, Lennox Industries and other companies, claiming he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer as a result of being negligently exposed to asbestos.
Most of the defendants in ...
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O.J. Simpson filed his appeal this week in Nevada, hoping to overturn his conviction for robbery, kidnapping and weapons charges related to an incident back in 2008. His lawyers hope that it will be a “fast track appeal” - though I honestly have no idea what that means...
Simpson was convicted ...
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