A federal judge has ordered the city to pay $1.1 million in legal costs to the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. as sanctions for intentionally withholding evidence during the family's civil lawsuit trial. U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - City officials met behind closed doors on Wednesday to consider a demand for $18 million by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. to settle a lawsuit that claims two former Los Angeles policemen were involved in the 1997 murder.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Relatives of slain rap star Notorious B.I.G. vowed on Thursday to renew their wrongful death suit against the city of Los Angeles after a U.S. judge declared a mistrial and accused police of concealing evidence. U.S.

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the Notorious B.I.G. wrongful death case, attorneys on both sides said. U.S.

LOS ANGELES - Calling it "very disturbing" that the Los Angeles Police Department seemingly withheld internal documents from the court, the judge in the Notorious B.I.G. wrongful death case said Tuesday she would consider a request for a mistrial or sanctions against the city. U.S.