legal problems

Will Fox & Time Warner Cable Settle Before Jan 1 2010?

December 31, 2009

The waning hours of the contract between Fox (Parent company News Corp) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) is upon us. Fox and Time Warner are locked in a legal battle about contractual renewal fees.  Fox wants more while Time Warner is trying to keep costs down for customers.  At least that’s what they say. But [...]

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So You Think You Can Dance Choreographer Busted

December 18, 2009

Melvin Sparks, better known to So You Can Think Dance fans as Shane Sparks, was arrested during the front half of Friday in Los Angeles for 8 counts of child molestation. This arrest stems from an incident over a decade old, by the victim, who at the time of the incident, was under 18. The [...]

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Jonathan Togo – Charged for Domestic Violence [Cinema Static]

December 12, 2009

Jonathan Togo, better know to everyone as Ryan Wolfe from CSI: Miami, was arrested Saturday morning for domestic violence. The charge involved his girlfriend at his Hollywood Hills home. He’s been release on bail. ~ This event doesn’t jive with my perspective on Togo’s image from what I’ve seen of Ryan Wolfe in CSI: Miami.  [...]

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China Harsh On DVD Pirate Website Owner [Cinema Static]

December 8, 2009

Movie piracy is an interesting subject matter these days.  Many folks believe piracy is some form of god-given right of theirs to watch / obtain / steal digital content from the web.  They seem to always have interesting reasons for their deeds also: I live too far away from the movie complex. I wanted to [...]

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Entertainment Static: Miss California and Carrie Prejean Settle

November 6, 2009

According to early reports, Carrie Prejean and the Miss California organization settled out of court in the multitude of lawsuits flying through the air like tennis balls in a tournament! I didn’t think much of it.  I wasn’t very supportive of supposedly where Prejean stood on issues or how it seemed she handled herself via [...]

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Fascinating Update To The Boogity Cease & Desist Ordeal

September 4, 2009

Now that the momentum of the Boogity legal action has had more light shed on it, more details are coming out. Darrell Waltrip’s spokesperson, Van Colley, commented on the lawsuit against the New Brunswick Canadian businessman. We noted that Randy Nicholson did use Boogity Boogity Racing as his business name and then changed it to [...]

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NASCAR Is Having Drug And Legal Problems

May 30, 2009

NASCAR has a drug problem and it’s not from anyone in NASCAR taking drugs, but more their take on how they are trying to enforce their substance abuse testing and other rules. They are in a pickle where they have to balance a tough stance with enforcement, but they leave no room for understanding. If [...]

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What's Come Of That HMS – DEI Lawsuit?

May 1, 2009

I don’t know what’s come of this item.  In November of 2008 it was reported that HMS Holdings was suing DEI for $1.5 million.  The initial contract was for $12.8 million and was for engines for three Cup teams for 36 races; 1 Nationwide team for 35 races and engines for Ginn for tests or special [...]

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