Monks Brawl Over Jurisdiction at Tomb of Christ
Be honest—I had you at “monks brawl.”
Titanic Legal Battles
Epic Trademark Battle Erupts Between Makers of Competing Fart-Sound Software
Guess how many similar apps there are. Hint: it’s more than two.
Grad Student Says He Will Sue Over Lost Collection of Lizard Dung
“To some it might have been just a bag of lizard [dung], but to me it represented seven years of painstaking work.”
D.C. Court of Appeals Rejects Appeal in $54 Million Pants Case
With great sadness I must report that the D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against former judge Roy Pearson, so there will be no new trial on his claim that his dry cleaners lost a pair of his pants. Pearson…
Taco Bell Lawyers Disrespectin’ 50 Cent
Lawyers for Taco Bell are accusing rapper 50 Cent of using his trademark-infringement lawsuit against the company for ulterior motives. Cent filed the lawsuit back in July after the company sent out a letter suggesting that it would donate $10,000…
Millionaire Claims Ghosts Caused Him to Flee His Mortgage, I Mean Mansion
I wrote that post yesterday about Stambovsky forgetting that I also had this one in the pipeline. I was sort of kidding about that case coming in handy for those who might need a reason to bail out of a…
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Dirty-Dancing Lawsuit (Again)
On April 30, the 4th Circuit reinstated a seven-year-old lawsuit against the city of Marshall, North Carolina, by a woman who was banned from the town dance hall for allegedly dancing in a "sexually provocative manner." The court ruled that…
Italian Supreme Court Further Limits Groping Rights of Italian Men
The New York Times reports today that the long-cherished right of Italian men to grope freely, already under siege, has been further limited by an Italian Supreme Court decision. The ruling, which appears to have been issued recently although the…
City Sues to Force Alleged Recycler to Keep Trash Service
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…
Consumer Advocate Successfully De-Taxes Toilet Paper in Pennsylvania
Not too many tax cases make the cut here, but this one seems important. On November 29, 2007, Mary Bach struck a blow for all Pennsylvania consumers when a judge agreed with her that, in that state, toilet paper is…