"I have complete compassion for them," said Jeffery Ely about the family he sued after killing their dog. Ely had been driving at night on January 4 when Nikki Munthe’s dog, Fester, a miniature pinscher, ran out into the road…
In what is certainly welcome news for amateur legal humorists everywhere, Roy Pearson has filed another lawsuit. As you may recall (see, e.g., "Judge Drops Pants; Suit Still On," Lowering the Bar (June 6, 2007)), Pearson was formerly Judge Pearson,…
A New York woman who says a family trip to Connecticut was ruined when her child stepped in dog feces has filed a claim against the city they were visiting. Kelly DeBrocky says that she and her family were planning…
Welcome back to the case that poses the following legal questions, among others: Is it possible to have less than zero credibility, and What happens if both parties to a lawsuit suffer from that handicap? I think the answer to…
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, well into her 14th minute of fame due to her affiliation with Eliot Spitzer, has sued "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis for allegedly taking advantage of her youth and vulnerability by once filming her sans T-shirt….
A woman in Vero Beach, Florida, has sued a Palm Beach nightspot claiming that she was injured by a 300-pound Canadian who fell on her there. Kathryn Muth accuses Cucina Dell’Arte of negligence on the grounds that the restaurant is…
Now that Canadians have a currency that can actually compete with the U.S. dollar, it looks like they may be trying to catch up to us in unnecessary lawsuits as well. Last week, the National Post of Canada reported on…
"When I received a solicitor’s letter," said Paul O’Brien of Leeds in Great Britain, "I thought someone was having a laugh." This was because the letter explained that Mr. O’Brien was likely to be sued by a woman who had…
Eddie House of San Carlos, California, was sued on January 22 by the city of San Carlos, California, for municipal code violations related to garbage. The problem is apparently that Mr. House doesn’t generate any. Garbage, that is. House, who…
As I (and many, many others) reported last week, Tomas Delgado sued the family of a teenage boy he killed in a traffic accident in 2004, on the grounds that the boy and his bicycle had negligently damaged the front…