NY Civil Rights Law 50 Archives

July 15, 2015 by mjpospis

Street Harassment Model Shoshana Roberts’ Lawsuit Against Google, Hollaback!, etc.

Model/actress Shoshana Roberts made headlines awhile back when she made a video, titled “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman”, to illustrate the issue of “street harassment”. In a recently-filed $500,000 lawsuit, she asserts against various defendants (including Rob Bliss Creative LLC, Hollaback! Inc., Google, and YouTube) the following claims: [Q]uantum meruit, breach of…

Lindsay Lohan’s Grand Theft Auto V Lawsuit

Here’s Lindsay Lohan’s state court complaint, filed July 1, 2014 in New York State Supreme Court, against Take-Two Interactive Software and Rockstar Games. Lohan asserts that defendants used Lohan’s “portrait” in advertising the game and in the game itself, namely in a “side mission” involving a character named “Lacey Jonas” and telling a story containing…