BRIEFLY : RADIO HOST RELENTS IN NUDE PHOTO SUIT.Dr. Laura Schlessinger dropped her lawsuit Monday against a company that posted 12 nude photos of the radio psychotherapist on its Web site. Last month, U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson refused Schlessinger's request for an injunction barring Internet Entertainment Group from posting the photos, saying they already had been ``splattered'' over cyberspace. Schlessinger, 51, alleged copyright infringement, misappropriation misappropriation n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate, or by any of name and likeness, invasion of privacy invasion of privacy n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded. and intentional infliction of emotional distress The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . IEG paid former Southern California talk show host Bill Ballance $50,000 for rights to the Schlessinger photos. The pictures were taken when he had an affair with Schlessinger more than 20 years ago. She has since become a converted Orthodox Jew and promoter of ``family values.'' One of her books is ``Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives.'' - City News Service DA seeking change in child support unit District Attorney Gil Garcetti has suggested overhauling his child support operations, partly by hiring a new manager and leaving some tasks to private firms or other agencies. The bureau has been criticized over collection rates, and for ignoring some cases and doggedly pursuing the wrong people in others. Garcetti's proposal was submitted to the Board of Supervisors, which asked for it in the wake of an audit. Garcetti said he plans to seek legislation to correct problems between his office and other agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. and the Internal Revenue Service. - City News Service Paparazzo pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. denies wiretapping A form of eavesdropping involving physical connection to the communications channels to breach the confidentiality of communications. For example, many poorly-secured buildings have unprotected telephone wiring closets where intruders may connect unauthorized wires to listen in on phone charges A tabloid photographer pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he illegally intercepted a mobile phone call Nicole Kidman made to her husband, Tom Cruise, and then sold the information to The Globe. A Feb. 9 federal court date was set for Eric Ford, 27, of Sherman Oaks. Ford allegedly used a modified radio frequency scanner to eavesdrop on the Feb. 5 phone call Kidman made to her husband after leaving the set of ``Practical Magic.'' An article based on a recording of the conversation ran in a June 30 issue. The Globe denies any wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do and has not been charged. Ford was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Dec. 8 on three federal wiretapping charges. - City News Service Armed robbers beat eatery customers Armed robbers invaded a restaurant and brutalized customers and employees, slashing the throat of a cook, raping a woman and pistol-whipping others during 20 minutes of terror, police said. The three robbers fled Sunday night with an undetermined amount of cash and valuables and were at large Monday. The men, all armed with handguns, invaded the Grinder restaurant in the Harbor area about 10:30 p.m. Sunday and ordered four customers and three employees to the ground, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officials said. Four more customers walked in on the robbery and were also attacked. ``It was a callous, vicious, brutal act by thugs beating on patrons, taking property and cutting a man's throat,'' said Mike Partain, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . . The robbers pistol-whipped some victims and dragged a 21-year-old female customer to the rear of the restaurant where she was raped, investigators said. The sexual assault victim and a 63-year-old woman with severe bruises were treated at a hospital and released, Detective Larry Kallestad said. - Associated Press Red Cross achieves record in relief work Disaster relief efforts this past year have been the costliest in the 117-year history of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , a local spokesman said Monday. The American Red Cross has responded to 239 major disasters affecting more than 300,000 families in 41 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, said John Moawad, the financial officer for the Los Angeles chapter. Southland residents have donated $1.2 million to the Los Angeles chapter of the American Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Moawad said. The area chapter is the second-largest in the nation, serving 34 cities in Los Angeles County. - City News Service Motorist wounded in freeway crash MOORPARK - A motorist was injured seriously Monday when a car collided with a big rig on a two-lane stretch of the 118 Freeway, officials said. The truck driver was not injured in the head-on crash about 4 p.m. on the highway near Hitch Road, said a dispatcher with the California Highway Patrol. The injured person was airlifted to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
The crash forced the closure of the highway until 5:15 p.m., CHP officials said. - Daily News |
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