Phivolcs said the earthquake was of tectonic origin and warned of possible aftershocks. No one was reported harmed and there was no reported damages to property. The Philippines sits in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area where continental plates collide producing frequent quakes and volcanic activities. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit southern Philippines Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The epicenter of the quake which struck from a d
“Justin Bieber was driving a Ferrari and the other car was a Honda… we have no injuries, no damages to either car,” she told AFP after the crash in the San Fernando Valley, just north of LA. Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber was involved in a minor car crash in his Ferrari in Los Angeles on Tuesday, but no one was injured, police said. The Canadian star Justin Bieber was at the wheel of his black vehicle when it collided with a Honda in an underground parking structure, said Los Angeles Polic
“They were in good spirits,” says an eyewitness who was at the cozy, art deco diner on Queen Street West at the same time. “They seemed happy. They had brunch together. They were talking. They enjoyed their food. They had a nice time.” Are they working on their relationship or just working off a big brunch? Justin Timberlake was spotted biking around Toronto on Sunday with former girlfriend Jessica Biel – shortly after grabbing breakfast with her at the Swan. It#39;s been more than five month
Casey Anthony’s release from jail July 13 won’t necessarily mean the end of her legal problems. The accused murderer may be sued in a civil case. Attorney John Morgan, who represents Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, has filed a subpoena to question Casey and served her at Orange County Jail. Gonzalez claims she can’t find work and was ostracized after Anthony told police officials that a woman with the same name kidnapped her daughter. Investigators quickly established that Gonzalez had nothing to do with the case and Casey’s babysitter “Zanny the Nanny” was a total fabrication. Anthony was sentenced to four years in prison for lies to police like that one, but having served almost all of that already, will go free next week. In any case, Gonzalez is seeking $15,000 in damages for damages to her reputation, loss of job, humiliation and distress brought by Anthony. The worst part for Anthony is the possibility of being forced to testify at trial and questioned under oath, which she did not at her murder trial. While Anthony was acquitted of murder, questions potentially asked during a defamation suit against her could prove very difficult to answer. The subpoena demands Anthony appear at Morgan’s Florida office July 19 at 10 a.m. for a deposition, where she will be questioned under oath. Casey is officially broke, but stands to make a fortune from interviews, photographs plus film and book rights , after her sensational acquittal. On the flip side, she owes investigative and court costs associated with earlier check-fraud convictions – and likely a fortune for her murder defense. In short, you haven’t heard the last of her by a longs hot.
The French production company that failed to distribute Spike Lee’s film “Miracle at St. Anna” has been hit with a big money fine by a Paris court. Now that’s one helluva ho sit down, wouldn’t you say? TF1 Droits Audiovisuels has been ordered to pay $46 million to producers of Miracle at St. Anna for failing to honor a contract to distribute the World War II picture internationally. The dispute centered on a 2007 agreement between TF1 and the On My Own production company. According to the terms of the contract, TF1 was scheduled to release the film in markets across the world with the exception of the United States, Canada and Italy. TF1 argued that Lee had delivered a different kind of film than the one it was promised and refused to hand over a nearly $16 million advance. Now, according to the AFP, a Paris court has found that TF1 is at fault for breaching the contract, ordering the company to pay nearly $29 million in damages, and more for moral prejudice. Spike Lee gets one million euros and James McBride, the author of the novel the film was based on, gets 200,000 euros. TFP also was ordered to pay to $18 million to BNP Paribas bank. Spike Lee don’t play that isht… Now they gotta pay EVEN MORE than they would have if they would have just returned the stinkin’ advance money. SMH. Source
Ricki Lake felt “gratitude and blessings” nobody was hurt in a house fire that ruined her $20,000-a-month Malibu rental property last fall. Unfortunately, there are still legal repercussions. Now she’s feeling the heat from a lawsuit filed by her landlord alleging that the talk show host negligently set the fire by improperly refilling oil into a portable space heater. “[Lake] caused the oil to spill which was ignited by the hot heating coils which [Lake] had not allowed to cool,” says the plaintiff in the lawsuit . “The flaming oil quickly caught hold and began to burn items inside the property. [Lake] failed or did not attempt to extinguish the fire.” The lawsuit was filed June 6 and seeks unspecified damages. [Photo: WENN.com]
Ricki Lake felt “gratitude and blessings” nobody was hurt in a house fire that ruined her $20,000-a-month Malibu rental property last fall. Unfortunately, there are still legal repercussions. Now she’s feeling the heat from a lawsuit filed by her landlord alleging that the talk show host negligently set the fire by improperly refilling oil into a portable space heater. “[Lake] caused the oil to spill which was ignited by the hot heating coils which [Lake] had not allowed to cool,” says the plaintiff in the lawsuit . “The flaming oil quickly caught hold and began to burn items inside the property. [Lake] failed or did not attempt to extinguish the fire.” The lawsuit was filed June 6 and seeks unspecified damages. [Photo: WENN.com]
Let us find out Ricki Lake got a lil Bugsy in her…allegedly. According to TMZ reports : What does Ricki Lake have in common with the Exxon Valdez? Each is responsible for a super-destructive, wildly expensive oil spill … allegedly. Lake is being sued for allegedly making a HUGE mistake with some flammable heating oil … and causing the fire that burned down the Malibu beach house she was renting back in 2010. According to the lawsuit filed by the owner of the home … Lake was refilling a portable space heater when she spilled the oil on the hot heating coils — and the oil burst into flames. The fire quickly ripped through the entire property. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in L.A. County Superior Court, the owner, Hovsep Kousouyan, claims Lake spoke with emergency personnel who responded to the fire — and she admitted the whole thing was her fault. Kousouyan says his beach house was completely destroyed in the blaze — and wants Lake to pay for all of the damages … which could be in the millions. Calls to Lake’s rep have not been returned. Looks like ol Ricki is gonna be payin’ dem stacks!
A scientist holds a petri dish with bacterial strains of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) at a hospital laboratory in Hamburg, northern Germany. Spain has threatened to sue Hamburg for damages after the German city pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source of a fatal outbreak of E.coli. An E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated cucumbers that has killed 14 people and made more than 300 seriously ill in Germany has spread to other north European countries and is expected to worsen in the comi
It’s time to for killer cop Aaron Hess to pay up. We will never forget the murder of DJ Henry by the crooked New York police. The parents of a college football player from Massachusetts have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York police officer who shot and killed him. Pleasantville Officer Aaron Hess, who was cleared by a grand jury in February, was sued Wednesday. His lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Hess shot Danroy Henry Jr., of Easton, Mass., through the windshield of his car on Oct. 17 as Henry drove away from a disturbance outside a bar. Hess has said he was hit by the car and had no choice but to fire. In the lawsuit, filed in White Plains, N.Y., the parents say Hess jumped in front of the car and had no good reason to shoot. They ask for damages for their son’s death and their suffering. This was no accidental shooting — an innocent young man with a promising future has been robbed of a promising future. Justice must be served. R.I.P. DJ! Source
