Plaintiff Alleges She Was Steven Seagal’s Sex Slave
This one is weird, and not just because Steven Seagal’s involved.
Torts
Clown Shoes Were Defective, Woman Claims
According to the New York Post, 56-year-old Sherri Perper has sued a costume company and other businesses for injuries she sustained at a Halloween party in 2008. Perper allegedly sustained leg fractures after a fall she says was caused by…
Legal Tool of the Week
If you think the "Legal Tool of the Week" might be, let's say, Westlaw or some new iPhone app, you are at the wrong website. In fact, it is William Ogletree, a 62-year-old Texas attorney who is the owner of…
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Exploding-Sandwich Lawsuit
More sandwich news today: the Fourth Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Florida carnival operator who claimed that his face and lips were burned by hot grease that exploded out of a McDonald's fried-chicken sandwich when he bit…
Dog-Flinging Mascot Blamed for Eye Injury
It's been almost a year since my last mascot story — that one was in March 2009, after somebody punched McGruff the Crime Dog in the face — so I had been on the lookout for one. But I did not…
Scott Rothstein: Why Come Back From Morocco?
We don’t know for sure, but there are theories.
Wanna Buy a Watch? Asks Man With Golden Toilet
Think carefully before accepting this offer. And then don’t accept it.
Postman Claims Mail-Slot-Induced Finger Injury Threatened Professional Darts Career
The letter-box flap snapped shut on his right hand, said English postman Dennis Coleman, and he thereby suffered a cut to his middle finger that was "deep and pouring with blood." Worst of all, Coleman said, that was his throwing…
Complaint in Ruined-Prada-Suit Case
Here's the complaint in Berland v. Peninou French Laundry, the previously mentioned lawsuit seeking compensation for ruined Prada attire. The facts alleged are as simple as they are disturbing: 7. On or about October 1, 2009, Plaintiff delivered to Defendants,…
Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Ruined Prada Suit, Matching Accessories
Filed on Friday in San Francisco, this new lawsuit is definitely one to watch: Ann Gail Berland v. Peninou French Laundry & Cleaners Inc., CGC-10-496203 (S.F. Superior Court, filed Jan. 22, 2010). Complaint for negligence and breach of contract. The…