Trial opens in suit over actor John Ritter's death
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Emmy-winning actor John Ritter, who died in 2003 after collapsing on the set of his popular TV sitcom, could have been saved with proper treatment, a lawyer for his family told jurors as the trial opened in their wrongful death lawsuit against two doctors.
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US actor Burt Reynolds has filed a lawsuit in Florida against his former girlfriend Pamela Seals, claiming she was trying to extort money from him.
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VAN NUYS, Calif.  - Ten months before his wife was  killed, actor Robert Blake complained that she was an unfit  mother and worked behind the scenes to get custody of the their  daughter, a prosecution witness testified on Friday.
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The trial of a lawsuit by Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz in 1995 and then giving him &#36;140 million in severance pay will open on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on standards for corporate responsibility.
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For some prospective jurors, the Robert Blake case may be the hottest ticket in town &#151; a high profile murder trial with a former TV star as defendant.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A trial date has been set for Sept...
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A Senate impeachment trial opened Wednesday against Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine, with a prosecutor describing how state employees turned her office into "campaign central" during her 2002 re-election bid.
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TV actor Robert Blake appeals against a civil trial verdict that found him liable for the fatal shooting of his wife.
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California&#39;s top insurance regulator said Wednesday he will file a civil suit shortly in the widening scandal over insurance industry sales practices.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - California&#39;s top insurance regulator said Wednesday that he will be filing a civil suit shortly in the widening scandal over insurance industry sales practices.
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By Heather Smith  Defense arguments began Wednesday in France's first criminal trial against a company for an oil spill at sea - the 1999 Erika disaster - with lawyers for Total, the largest European oil refiner, telling the court that the public was looking for a "devil" to blame.
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Jurors began deliberations Saturday in the trial of a Long Island electrician accused of brutally killing his lover's estranged, millionaire husband.
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Trial began Thursday for two of Parmalat SpA's former auditors, the first since the massive fraud scandal at the dairy giant unfolded just over a year ago.
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Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had a conversation with his friend just hours before he died.
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Robert Blake went on trial for murder yesterday, with prosecutors saying he loathed his wife enough to kill her, while his defense countered
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The suit targeted Leo and two others for their alleged roles in a fight over actress Elizabeth Berkley.
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A gruesome murder and an influential defendant make for a riveting courtroom drama