“The Super Bowl of Fortuneteller Fraud Cases”
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Civil
Attorney General Questions Value of a Degree From “Trump University”
He’s a little late to the table, frankly, but on the other hand it appears that thousands of people persist in not questioning whether attending “Trump University” would be a good idea, some paying tens of thousands of dollars in hopes…
Okay, Sir, I’m Going to Make Two Hand Gestures at You Now
I have no idea what the underlying issue was here—apparently some kind of traffic violation—but the clip is well worth watching because you just don't get that many chances to see an attorney and a witness repeatedly flip each other…
I Can’t Play NHL 2008 Online Forever, Plaintiff Complains
Well, the ever-roiling, always-turbid waters of California consumer law have just coughed up yet another ridiculous creature whose slowly decomposing corpse will stink up the once-pleasant beach that is the federal docket for the next several months. (Previous sentence ©2013…
Here Come the Other “Happy Birthday” Lawsuits
Here we go: according to a press release I just got, two more plaintiffs have filed "Happy Birthday" lawsuits—not meaning that they sued somebody on his or her birthday but they are jumping into the litigation over whether "Happy Birthday…
New York Considering Bowling-Shoe Warnings
You know those shoes they make you rent when you go bowling? The special shoes that are so ugly that people won’t steal them and so slippery that they won’t hamper your bowling? But are also so slippery that they…
Does “6” Infringe on “9”? What If It’s Upside Down?
Would you be confused by these marks? Look closely: Image: Consumerist.com The one on the left is the logo of West Sixth Brewing Company in Lexington, Kentucky. The one on the right belongs to Magic Hat Brewing Company, based in South…
This Product Contains 100% Something!
A reader noticed this label on a carpet: More specifically, this: My first thought was, how do they know? What if I can identify one of the fibers? Can I sue because I was promised a mystery rug? It turns…
WARNING: Peanut Shells May Contain Peanuts
Here's how utterly ridiculous this story is. In the UK, unshelled peanuts are called "monkey nuts," as depicted here, but although this story therefore involves people being "warned not to eat roasted monkey nuts," THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH BY…
No Damages for Embarrassment of Owning Three-Legged Dog
Hard cases make bad law, as the saying goes, but sometimes they are also stupid. Brown v. Swindell, a 1967 case out of Louisiana, is one of those cases where all the parties deserve some criticism, though the real creeps…