Countersues

A minority owner of Joyride Brewing in Edgewater says accusations that he misappropriated $1 million from the brewery are frivolous, so he is countersuing it for $170,000. Grant Babb, who was the general manager at Joyride until resigning in October, has been blamed by managing co-owner Dave Bergen of bankrupting the brewery through theft. “This has nothing to do with Joyride’s ability to run a successful or profitable business but rather has everything to do with the improper and unauthorized spending, as well as…

Country musician Jimmie Allen is countersuing the two women who accused him of sexual assault and filming them without their consent when they filed separate lawsuits against him this spring. The “Best Shot” singer is denying all the allegations and countersuing both women, claiming that one of them defamed him and intentionally inflicted emotional distress and that the other illegally swiped his cellphone after consenting to being recorded during their sexual encounter. In documents filed Thursday in Nashville federal…

A Denver restaurateur who is being sued by his mother has countersued her for allegedly spending company funds on Denver Broncos tickets and other personal items. Frank Schultz, who along with his mother Terry Papay founded Tavern Hospitality Group, was sued by Papay and her husband Albert Papay on March 15. Also listed as plaintiffs are nine companies behind the mother-and-son duo’s restaurant and real estate holdings. The Papays accused Schultz of failing to pay back $3.7 million in loans they gave him and of funneling…

In December, Nick Carter was sued for sexual battery by a woman who alleged that the Backstreet Boys singer had sexually assaulted her and infected her with HPV in 2001. Now, as the Los Angeles Times reports, Carter has countersued her, as well as another accuser, describing them as “opportunists” looking to take advantage of the #MeToo movement.According to that report, Carter’s lawsuit claims the women are seeking to “destroy innocent lives” and “defame and vilify Carter and otherwise ruin his reputation for the…

Rust assistant director Dave Halls is moving to shield himself from legal trouble over his role in the on-set shooting that resulted in the death and injury of two crewmembers. Halls countersued Alec Baldwin and other crew members, arguing that it was their “active and primary negligence” that caused the incident. The suit comes on the heels of another countersuit filed by Baldwin in November blaming Halls, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, prop master Sarah Zachry and ammunition supplier Seth Kenney for…

Signs are posted at the LIV golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe PGA Tour filed a countersuit against LIV Golf late Wednesday, alleging that the Saudi-backed upstart league is guilty of anti-competitive practices.The suit is the latest volley in the battle between the legacy PGA Tour and upstart LIV, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's deep-pocketed Private Investment Fund and has been aggressive in wooing talent.…

Tesla filed a countersuit against the California Civil Rights Department (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) this week. The action comes in response to the state agency’s ongoing lawsuit against the automaker, which alleges that the company has operated a “racially segregated workplace,” at its Fremont, California Gigafactory.The electric car maker has been trying to get out of the suit since before the state even publicly filed its complaint. One day before the case was officially brought to state…

Tesla Inc. TSLA -3.35% has countersued the California agency that filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company, alleging that the government organization violated state law in bringing about the suit. The electric-vehicle maker, in the suit filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court, said the California Civil Rights Department—previously known as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing—violated state…

Elon Musk countersued Twitter on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3.5 lakh crore) purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially.While the 164-page document was not publicly available, under court rules a redacted version could soon be made public.Musk's lawsuit was filed hours after Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered a five-day trial beginning Oct. 17 to determine if Musk can walk…