Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-01
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 #8-02
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 #8-03
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 #8-04
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 #8-05
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 #8-06
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 #8-07
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 #8-08
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 #8-09
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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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 #8-13
Whom Would Jesus Sue?Putting the letters “WWJD” on a debt collection letter was “offensive” to a Minnesota couple, so they’ve ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-14
High-Risk PoolAn Egyptian hotel resort is being sued by a Polish woman who claims her teenage daughter was impregnated by a "stray sperm" in the ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-15
Unsuitable CompensationThe Hooters restaurant chain is being sued by 13 present and past “Hooter Girls” alleging the chain violated federal ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-16
Prufreedur WantidA typo on the Best Buy Web site has led to a class-action lawsuit against the company for false advertising. For several hours on August ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-17
Clear Problem
A woman suing Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, for allegedly training its dolphins to splash water on the floor, causing her to slip, is going ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-18
Heated ArgumentA property investment firm in the U.K. is under attack by government regulators for discriminating against an employee on grounds akin to ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-19
Photo FinishedA U.K. photographer was ordered to reimburse $2,000 U.S. to a couple whose wedding photos he botched.He took 400 photos, but only 20 were ... (
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-20
Height of GreedA California restaurateur is charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because the mirror in the restroom of his family-owned ... (
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