Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday a $450,000 settlement in a lawsuit against a Texas-based company which his office and the Federal Trade Commission have accused of operating as an illegal pyramid scheme. The settlement in federal court places…[Continue Reading...]
Last week, the Employment Court ruled six former Gloriavale residents were employees - not volunteers - while living in the reclusive West Coast community. Dubbed the 'Glorivale six', Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia…[Continue Reading...]
Bridgeport-based law firm Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder won the Public Justice award for Trial Lawyer of the Year at the 41st annual Public Justice gala Monday night in Philadelphia for its nearly $1.5 billion victory against Alex Jones. Each year,…[Continue Reading...]
The popular “Sounds Like a Cult” podcast has been beset by allegations of abusive behavior, artistic differences, and business disputes, culminating in the creator suing her former co-host for half a million bucks. Writer Amanda Montell, the original creator of…[Continue Reading...]
A Manhattan cult is suing a former member who wrote an explosive tell-all book and compared the group’s founder to murderous svengali Jim Jones. Odyssey Study Group Horn ‘s former leader Gans Horn swindled inheritances, systematically terrorized members and was…[Continue Reading...]
The Employment Court has found Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage were employees who worked extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end. In a case traversing challenging spiritual terrain and the…[Continue Reading...]
OneTaste is suing a former worker after she allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement by launching a 'malicious crusade' against the company. The 'orgasmic meditation cult' claims Ayries Blanck is in breach of their $325,000 settlement for voicing her hatred of the…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO -- A nongovernmental organization (NGO) related to the former Unification Church on July 3 announced its intent to sue an anti-cult lawyers' group in the Tokyo District Court, accusing the group of defamation. The Women's Federation for World Peace…[Continue Reading...]
A long-running defamation case sparked by the ABC journalist Steve Cannane’s 2016 book on Scientology has ended with a confidential settlement and an apology. Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia included a range of claims about…[Continue Reading...]
A woman born into the Church of Scientology and drafted into its inner circle at 14 was raped by a notorious recruiter at 16 and forced to marry him when she spoke out, according to a newly unsealed lawsuit. The…[Continue Reading...]
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