Family Drops Plan to Sue Cable Company for Making It Fat and Lazy
Still inexplicable more than a decade after it happened.
Lawsuits
Robber Sues Store Employees After Beating
Dana Buckman of Rochester, New York, is suing AutoZone and two of its employees for personal injury and emotional distress after a beating he suffered at the hands of the employees. He was not deterred from suing by the fact…
Meat Loaf Sues Over “Bat Out of Hell”
The artist formerly (and still) known as Meat Loaf, whose real name is the less tasty Michael Aday, is suing his former collaborator Jim Steinman for $50 million over the rights to the phrase "Bat Out of Hell." That was…
Lawsuit Claims Contract Written in Blood Should Be Extra-Enforceable
The AP reported this week on a new contract suit filed in Orange County Superior Court in California. The lawsuit involves an alleged agreement to settle a dispute over $170,000 that Jinsoo Kim had invested in a Korean corporation owned…
Las Vegas Police Catch Woman Who Filed False Disability Claims
That she leapt from her wheelchair and ran away seems to confirm their suspicions.
“Star Wars Kid” Lawsuit Settles
Back in 2002, portly Canadian high-school student Ghyslain Raza made a video of himself (after class) imitating a Star Wars character, using a golf-ball retriever as a "lightsaber." He then made the poor decision to leave the videotape lying around. …
Agent Shoots Himself, Sues Employer
Lee Paige, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and current DEA agent, was making a gun-safety presentation to kids at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004. I know you know what comes next. Bear with me. This…
Man Seeks Damages for Damage Caused by Man
And so did his wife.
Couple Sues for $20 Million Due to Bedbug Bites
Leslie Fox and Stephen Cohen have sued the owners of the Nevele Hotel in the Catskills for $20 million in damages allegedly caused by bites from a bedbug infestation when they stayed at the hotel in early July. While I…
Benihana Cleared in Flying-Shrimp Wrongful-Death Case
This week, a jury in Long Island rejected a plaintiff’s claim that her husband died as a result of negligence by a shrimp-flinging Benihana chef. Jacqueline Colaitis testified that her husband Jerry hurt his neck while trying to dodge a…