Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-1
Dead Weight
A pig sitter in Wisconsin is going to trial in March on criminal animal neglect charges for letting the potbellied pig she cared for gain 100 ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-10
Suing Like Drunken SailorsThe survivors of a fatal boating accident are suing the boat manufacturer for the boat’s alleged unsafe design, even though ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-11
Butting CheeseheadsForget the issue of who gets the family jewels when dear old Dad kicks the bucket. In Wisconsin, the more important question is who gets ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-12
Denture VentureThe plaintiffs’ trial bar hopes to take a bite out of makers of denture cream, alleging the product causes neurological problems due ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-2
Looniest Lawsuits
The Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse "sick of lawsuits" campaign against frivolous litigation has announced its "top five ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-3
The U.S. Airways plane was still floating in the Hudson River in New York, but one law professor was already speculating on legal theories available to ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-4
A Leeds University student plans to sue the school after it accidently threw away about 75 pounds of rare lizard dung.The university offered the student ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-5
A California Court of Appeal threw the case out, but one wonders why it was brought in the first place. The plaintiffs in the class-action suit had their ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-6
The top prize winner in the “Wacky Warning Label” contest sponsored by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and the Parent Bloggers Network? The label ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-7
The federal appeals court in Chicago lambasted a self-described “bad lawyer” for filing frivolous litigation and, adding injury to insult, fined ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-8
A Texas woman who spent her wedding night in jail after being charged with public intoxication has filed a complaint against the Harris County (Houston, ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-9
A California judge dismissed a personal injury case against Dole Food Co., saying the plaintiffs’ lawyers fabricated the claims. “What occurred ... (
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