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StubHub Holdings has been named in a securities class action filed in New York Southern District Federal Court over allegations of misleading statements in its September 2025 initial public offering documents. The complaint, brought by Glancy Prongay & Murray and the Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, accuses the ticket marketplace operator, its executives and underwriters, including J.P. Morgan Securities and Goldman Sachs, of violations of the federal Securities Act by failing to disclose changes in vendor payment timing and issuing misleading free cash flow reports. According to the suit, StubHub’s stock price fell $3.95 per share to $14.87 on November 14, representing a 20.9 percent decline, and later dropped to $10.31, marking a 56% decrease from the $23.50 IPO price that raised $758 million. The case is Salabaj v. StubHub Holdings Inc., 1:25-cv-09776. … The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has been sued by adult entertainment venue operator H&S Club Omaha in New York Southern District Federal Court. The action, brought by Squitieri & Fearon and Evan Spencer Law, alleges ASCAP’s licensing practices are discriminatory in violation of the federal ASCAP Consent Decree. According to the complaint, the fees for adult entertainment venues are much higher than for restaurants and bars, up to ten times more per occupant. The rate-setting petition seeks determination of reasonable license fees and retroactive adjustments. The case is H&S Club Omaha Inc. v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 1:25-cv-09757. … Sony Pictures Studios Inc. and other defendants were slapped with a $5 million employment lawsuit in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The suit was brought by Employee Justice Legal Group on behalf of Colin Monaghan, the 62-year-old vice president of facilities. The complaint alleges that Sony wrongfully terminated Monaghan due to age and disability. The plaintiff further claims that Sony approved his termination of a union employee, then falsely accused him of acting without approval and used it as a pretext to fire him. The suit brings ten causes of action, including discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, wrongful termination and defamation. The case is Monaghan v. Sony Pictures Studios Inc. … AMC Enterprises, Julian Smith and other defendants have been hit with an employment contract lawsuit in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The suit, brought by the Long Law Group on behalf of line producer Nicci Freeman, accuses the defendants of failing to pay earned wages and reimburse job-related expenses pursuant to a line producer agreement. According to the complaint, the defendants wrongfully misclassified Freeman as an independent contractor, in breach of her employment contract. The case is Freeman v. Lace TV & Film Productions LLC. … AM:PM Gallery has been sued for copyright infringement in New York Eastern District Federal Court over the unauthorized use of a Jay-Z photograph. The action, brought by Doniger / Burroughs on behalf of August Image, claims that the Brooklyn-based gallery created and sold unauthorized “Jayboi” figurines based on a copyrighted photograph by Timothy White, promoting them through Instagram and other online platforms. The plaintiff seeks statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringement, along with injunctive relief and attorney fees. The case is August Image LLC v. AM:PM Gallery, 1:25-cv-06458. … Rebel Engine Entertainment has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against country music artist Lucas Hoge in Tennessee Middle District Federal Court seeking to recover $180,000, plus interest, from an allegedly unpaid loan. The complaint, brought by Loeb & Loeb, alleges that Hoge’s wife requested the loan in August 2016 to fund a single release and radio tour, but the defendant refused to repay after the tour’s completion. The action follows a previous suit filed in Tennessee’s Davidson County Chancery Court in February 2022 that was voluntarily dismissed earlier this year. The case is Rebel Engine Entertainment LLC v. Hoge, 3:25-cv-01354. … Brittany “Brit” Eady, a cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, filed an employment and breach-of-contract lawsuit against Bravo Media and Truly Original in New York Southern District Federal Court. The suit, brought by Bloch & White, pertains to a June 2024 incident during the grand opening of fellow cast member Kenya Moore’s hair salon in which Moore unveiled a photograph purportedly showing Eady engaged in sexual conduct. The complaint alleges that despite knowing the person depicted in the photo was not Eady, the defendants forced Eady to discuss the incident and her sexual history on camera. The case is Eady v. Truly Original LLC, 1:25-cv-09683. … Squarehead Pictures f/s/o David Erickson filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against AMC Networks, AMC Film Holdings and Crossed Pens Development in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. According to the complaint, Erickson co-created and was series showrunner for the first three seasons of Fear the Walking Dead, a spinoff of The Walking Dead. The plaintiff contends that the defendants agreed to pay him a compensation package that consisted of 5% of the show’s profits, calculated using a formula for “Modified Adjusted Gross Receipts,” but has failed to pay him. The plaintiff argues that his most recent profit participation statement shows that at least $49 million in profit participation payments have already been paid to the other profit participants on the series. The suit was brought on behalf of Erickson by Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir. The case is Squarehead Pictures Inc v. AMC Networks Inc. … Media conglomerate Urban One was hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit in Maryland District Federal Court over the allegedly unauthorized use of a photograph of performer Megan Thee Stallion. The action, brought by Sanders Law Group on behalf of a professional photographer, alleges the defendant published the copyrighted image without permission on its website rickeysmileymorningshow.com and associated social media accounts, which have a combined following of over 1.6 million users. The case is Ramales Photography LLC v. Urban One Inc., 8:25-cv-03792. … Audio Chuck has been sued in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in New York Southern District Federal Court over revenue-sharing disputes related to the Anatomy of Murder podcast. The action, brought by Proskauer Rose on behalf of Forseti Media and Weinberger Media, alleges the defendant failed to properly share advertising revenue from a potential $200 million Sirius XM deal and secretly deducted agent fees from podcast earnings, causing revenues to plummet 66% after the deal’s implementation. The plaintiffs, whose podcast has garnered nearly 200 million downloads, seek damages exceeding $20 million, claiming the defendant also failed to provide agreed-upon marketing support and merchandise development while restricting the ability to monetize through other platforms. The case is Forseti Media Inc. v. Audio Chuck LLC., 1:25-cv-09637. … Sony Music Holdings, rapper Shakerria Davis and producer Donaldson Cenatus were named in a copyright infringement lawsuit in Florida Southern District Federal Court over the alleged unauthorized use of a copyrighted sound recording. The action, brought by Delgado Entertainment Law on behalf of a Nashville-based DJ and music producer, claims that the defendants willfully infringed on the plaintiff’s work “Mississippi Cha Cha Slide” through multiple releases that have garnered over 70 million combined streams across platforms, including two singles and associated videos. The complaint seeks statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringed work, injunctive relief and attorney fees. The case is Sullivan v. Davis, 9:25-cv-81436. … Khaled Media and its CEO Khaled Saighani have been sued for copyright infringement lawsuit in California Eastern District Federal Court. The action, brought by Oguz Law on behalf of a prominent Afghan vocalist, accuses the defendants of unauthorized exploitation of copyrighted musical works, fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract after allegedly uploading and monetizing the plaintiff’s recordings without consent. According to the complaint, which seeks injunctive relief and damages, the defendants have allegedly engaged in similar conduct with other elderly Afghan artists, including misappropriating their musical works and social media presence. The case is Jahani v. Khaled Media LLC, 2:25-cv-03342. … The Walt Disney Company and certain executives were hit with a shareholder derivative complaint in California Central District Federal Court. The lawsuit, brought by Johnson Fistel LLP, accuses the defendants of failing to disclose critical information about Disney+’s declining subscriber growth, escalating losses and uncontrolled costs, and to reveal executives’ “manipulative” content distribution practices that obscured expenses and misrepresented the company’s financial health and prospects. According to the partially redacted complaint, the defendant executives sold their shares at artificially high prices to avoid the losses suffered by other stockholders. The case is Paul v. Iger, 2:25-cv-10975. … Elevation Church and Provident Label Group have been sued for copyright infringement Tennessee Middle District Federal Court. The action, brought by Griffin Bowen on behalf of a music producer, alleges the defendants wrongfully claimed ownership of 147 master recordings created since 2014 without valid copyright transfer agreements. According to the complaint, when the plaintiff demanded proof of ownership in April 2025, the defendants provided only unsigned draft agreements created after the fact, having previously advised the producer he would receive only credit and no compensation for his work. The case is Robertson v. Elevation Church, 3:25-cv-01323. … Television judge Faith Jenkins Lattimore and R&B Music Hall of Fame inductee Kenny Lattimore filed a defamation lawsuit against eight named defendants in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The complaint, brought by the Newell Law Group, contends that the defendants, primarily based in Pakistan and India, orchestrated a coordinated campaign publishing over 30 defamatory videos within approximately 30 days, falsely claiming the plaintiffs were secretly divorced and fabricating court documents to support these claims. According to the suit, which seeks punitive damages and injunctive relief, the defendants monetized these false narratives on YouTube, causing reputational harm and business disruption while manipulating Google’s AI to generate false divorce information about the plaintiffs. The case is Jenkins v. Laney, 25STCV32203. … FilmPort, an AI film production company, two company executives and their new venture Genre.AI were hit with a breach-of-contract and trade secret lawsuit in Delaware Court of Chancery. The action by FilmPort co-founder Ekaterina Tchernavskikh was brought by Cozen O’Connor. The complaint alleges the defendants improperly terminated the Tchernavskikh’s employment and siphoned FilmPort’s assets to a new, competing company, breaching their fiduciary duty and contractual obligations, misappropriating trade secrets and fraudulently stripping Tchernavskikh of her promised shares. The suit seeks more than $3.5 million in damages. The case is Tchernavskiskh v. Accetturo, 2025-1284. … Boy Kills World Rights has brought a copyright infringement lawsuit against seven unidentified BitTorrent users in Colorado District Federal Court. The action, filed by Culpepper IP, alleges the defendants illegally distributed the 2023 dystopian action film Boy Kills World through the Torrent Galaxy website and altered copyright management information by adding “TGx” to file names. The plaintiff seeks $325,000 in statutory damages, including $300,000 for copyright infringement of both the screenplay and motion picture, plus $25,000 for Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations. The case is Boy Kills World Rights, LLC v. Does 1 – 7, 1:25-cv-03550. … Data Research LLC and other plaintiffs filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Edward M. Gangi Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Stark County. The lawsuit, brought by Zagrans Law Firm, accuses Gangi of breaching an operating agreement by misrepresenting himself as affiliated with a nonexistent business entity. The suit further accuses Gangi of converting and commingling the plaintiffs’ invested funds. The case is Holmes v. Gangi, 2025CV02386. … Paramount Global, subsidiary Black Entertainment Television and other defendants were hit with an employment discrimination lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, New York County. The action, over alleged age- and gender-based discrimination, was brought by The Cochran Firm on behalf of a former vice president with over 20 years at the company. According to the complaint, several younger supervisors engaged in discriminatory conduct and verbal abuse, leading to plaintiff Rhonda F. Cowan’s termination in October 2025, after she filed formal complaints about the toxic workplace environment. The case is Cowan v. Black Entertainment Television LLC. … Good Side Films and other defendants have been sued in a wage-and-hour and fraud lawsuit in New Mexico District Court, Santa Fe County, centered on the production of Good Side of a Bad Man, featuring Harvey Keitel and Emile Hirsch. The action was brought by Weems Hazen Law on behalf of four film crew members claiming that the defendants falsely asserted the production was a union-backed project, issued bad checks for wages and withheld digital footage when confronted about non-payment. According to the complaint, which seeks damages for alleged breach of contract and violations of New Mexico’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, the defendants used multiple project titles to evade union oversight while failing to meet minimum wage requirements or reimburse production-related expenses. The case is Gossett v. Levin, D-101-CV-2025-02807. … Netflix was named in a copyright infringement lawsuit in California Central District Federal Court over its six-part series based on the life of race car driver Ayrton Senna released in November 2024. The complaint, brought by the Law Offices of Steven Lowy and the Emanuel Law Firm on behalf of an author, alleges the streaming giant and several co-defendants, including Brazilian production company Gullane and Instituto Aryton Senna, misappropriated the plaintiff’s original works about the racing legend after receiving access to episodes and story materials during negotiations between 2016 and 2018. The suit seeks injunctive relief, actual damages and statutory damages for copyright infringement, breach of implied contract and unjust enrichment. The case is Wild v. Gullane, 2:25-cv-10495. … Miranda Peters, Peter Beard and four other film industry professionals were sued in New York Supreme Court, New York County, over their Netflix film The Manhattan Alien Abduction. The action, brought by attorneys Robert J. Young and Catherine McGovern on behalf of the estate of Budd Hopkins, Linda Napolitano and Peter Robbins, alleges fraud, defamation and conversion related to the adaptation of Hopkins’ book Witnessed. The complaint, which also names attorney Cameron Stracher as a defendant, includes claims of legal malpractice stemming from his representation of Napolitano and Robbins. The case is Hopkins v. Peters.