Brian Kato Kaelin

Brian "Kato" Kaelin won a court skirmish with the National Examiner on Monday in his libel suit over a headline that read: "Cops Think Kato Did It. " U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian Jr. rejected the National Examiner's argument that the article could not be considered malicious--making the tabloid subject to possible punitive damages--because it was screened and approved by the publication's lawyer. "Simply because an attorney approves of it doesn't mean that actual malice doesn't exist," Tevrizian said.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin has settled a libel suit against the tabloid National Examiner over a headline that read: "Cops Think Kato Did It." Kaelin was seeking $15 million from Globe Communications, the parent company of the National Examiner. Kaelin's lawyer, Gary Bostwick, would not disclose the amount of the settlement, which he said was reached several weeks ago but was entered into court records Friday. The paper's story said police think Kaelin lied on the witness stand during the O.J.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin said during a televised interview Friday that he believes O.J. Simpson killed his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Last month, Kaelin told attorneys pressing wrongful death lawsuits against Simpson that Nicole Simpson thought the former football star would kill her. But Kaelin's comments Friday marked the first time he has publicly stated that he believes Simpson murdered her.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin won a court skirmish with the National Examiner on Monday in his libel suit over a headline that read: "Cops Think Kato Did It. " U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian Jr. rejected the National Examiner's argument that the article could not be considered malicious--making the tabloid subject to possible punitive damages--because it was screened and approved by the publication's lawyer. "Simply because an attorney approves of it doesn't mean that actual malice doesn't exist," Tevrizian said.

His demeanor was subdued compared with the jittery exuberance of appearance at the criminal trial, but the testimony that Brian "Kato" Kaelin offered Tuesday in O.J. Simpson's civil trial was more colorful--and potentially more damaging to Simpson--than any of his previous sworn statements.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin has settled a libel suit against the tabloid National Examiner over a headline that read: "Cops Think Kato Did It." Kaelin was seeking $15 million from Globe Communications, the parent company of the National Examiner. Kaelin's lawyer, Gary Bostwick, would not disclose the amount of the settlement, which he said was reached several weeks ago but was entered into court records Friday. The paper's story said police think Kaelin lied on the witness stand during the O.J.

Some of the key events Thursday in the O.J. Simpson murder trial: * SUMMARY: Brian (Kato) Kaelin spent a long day on the witness stand, as Deputy Dist. Atty. Marcia Clark tried to pin him down on specific questions and suggested that he was being evasive out of loyalty to Simpson. * WITNESSES: Kaelin completed his third day of testifying, this time fielding questions from an intense prosecutor and a congenial defense lawyer, Robert L. Shapiro.

Lawyers pressing wrongful death lawsuits against O.J. Simpson questioned former Simpson guest house tenant Brian "Kato" Kaelin for a second day in West Los Angeles on Thursday about the former football star's relationship with his ex-wife. They also questioned Kaelin on the events of June 12, 1994, when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Lyle Goldman were murdered. "There was definitely new information" raised in Kaelin's deposition during questioning by Daniel M.

O.J. Simpson's lead attorney, Robert C. Baker, has agreed to continue defending the former football star in lawsuits against him after receiving at least a portion of his fee, a source close to Simpson's defense said Wednesday. Baker was unavailable for comment, but the source said that a friend of Simpson came up with the money as Baker was on the verge of quitting because he had not been paid.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin, declared a hostile witness by prosecutors in O.J. Simpson's double murder trial, now has told attorneys pressing wrongful death lawsuits against the former football star that Nicole Brown Simpson believed her ex-husband would murder her and that he would escape punishment. A transcript of Kaelin's three-day deposition was obtained by The Times on Tuesday. The 717-page document portrays a relationship between Simpson and his ex-wife--as well as of O.J.

It may lack the circus sensationalism of the O.J. Simpson criminal case, but the Ennis Cosby murder trial will have a real-life flavor that most high-profile cases seldom capture. That is the picture emerging from a court hearing last week and from evidence that has leaked out since the morning the 27-year-old son of entertainer Bill Cosby was shot down early last year. With jailhouse snitches instead of Brian "Kato" Kaelin and low-key public defenders instead of the "Dream Team," this trial will come closer to a typical murder case than do most cases that capture national attention.

His demeanor was subdued compared with the jittery exuberance of appearance at the criminal trial, but the testimony that Brian "Kato" Kaelin offered Tuesday in O.J. Simpson's civil trial was more colorful--and potentially more damaging to Simpson--than any of his previous sworn statements.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin said during a televised interview Friday that he believes O.J. Simpson killed his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Last month, Kaelin told attorneys pressing wrongful death lawsuits against Simpson that Nicole Simpson thought the former football star would kill her. But Kaelin's comments Friday marked the first time he has publicly stated that he believes Simpson murdered her.

Brian "Kato" Kaelin, declared a hostile witness by prosecutors in O.J. Simpson's double murder trial, now has told attorneys pressing wrongful death lawsuits against the former football star that Nicole Brown Simpson believed her ex-husband would murder her and that he would escape punishment. A transcript of Kaelin's three-day deposition was obtained by The Times on Tuesday. The 717-page document portrays a relationship between Simpson and his ex-wife--as well as of O.J.

Lawyers pressing wrongful death lawsuits against O.J. Simpson questioned former Simpson guest house tenant Brian "Kato" Kaelin for a second day in West Los Angeles on Thursday about the former football star's relationship with his ex-wife. They also questioned Kaelin on the events of June 12, 1994, when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Lyle Goldman were murdered. "There was definitely new information" raised in Kaelin's deposition during questioning by Daniel M.

O.J. Simpson's lead attorney, Robert C. Baker, has agreed to continue defending the former football star in lawsuits against him after receiving at least a portion of his fee, a source close to Simpson's defense said Wednesday. Baker was unavailable for comment, but the source said that a friend of Simpson came up with the money as Baker was on the verge of quitting because he had not been paid.

Anyone would be nervous testifying on live television at the world's biggest double murder trial, but when it's also the screen test of a lifetime, you can't blame a guy for twitching and squirming. That's what Kato Kaelin did on the witness stand at the Simpson trial Tuesday in an appearance that may well shape the future of this onetime Hollywood unknown who was elevated to celebrity by his connection to the Simpson case. Talk about nerves.