The legal wrangling over Scott Stapp and Kid Rock's on-camera sexual escapade aboard a tour bus in 1999 is finally running out of gas. picked by CheeseWiener 3 years ago

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the Web site for an adult entertainer named China Barbie has tried to benefit from Mattel's success with the 48-year-old line of dolls, which includes Barbie's sister, Skipper, her best friend, Midge, and Skipper's boyfriend, Kevin. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A retired Polish teacher is suing the organisers of a world record sex session after they forgot to pixelate his face. picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

Bankrate.com and other aggregators of mortgage rate data are not to be trusted. There is more than one story and lawsuit claiming the rates they post are manipulated, though usually by the companies that advertise on their site. A recent $46,000,000 verdict was pinned on NovaStar Home Mortgage Inc. for allegedly making false mortgage rate postings on Bankrate.com. They plan to appeal. picked by rkblake 2 years ago

Wait. What? So, a convicted felon can get onto the idaho ballot, but an actual serious citizen can't? Seriously? Wtf, Idaho? picked by muppet 2 years ago

A jury heard opening statements Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a 76-year-old man who says San Francisco police broke his arm after his wife called 911 from their Potrero Hill home as he watched a pornographic movie. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Nokia have launched a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPhone breaches 10 of their patents. picked by pocksucket 1 month ago

Normally when the US wins a civil rights violation lawsuit there are press releases as well as much trumpeting and fanfare. Yet somehow the win against this blatant case of racial disenfranchisement has gone unreported and unrecognized. The lawsuit was won Feb 27th. It started back in 2006. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

In the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court, Srodon says the Blue Man actors used the ''esophagus cam'' to project an image of Srodon's mouth and throat onto a large screen for the audience's amusement. picked by minxyseven 2 years ago

After a student complained in 2005 and a lawsuit was threatened, the school stated it was too late to reschedule the '05 ceremony but that they would find other venues in the future and would cover up any religious symbols if need be. Because of this the lawsuit was dropped. When 2006 graduation ceremony was again held in the church and a student complained, ACLU reopened their previous lawsuit. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Unpaid parking tickets proved fatal for a terminally ill New York man who died after callous cops locked him up for four days for a minor traffic offense, a lawsuit claims. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender series, the Seventh Son series, and others feels that Rowling is basically a cowardly little wench for suing the small publisher of a 10,000-copy edition of The Harry Potter Lexicon. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The cop found the 16-year-old girl in a car with her boyfriend and told them he could arrest them for lewd behavior unless she did five topless jumping jacks. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Relatives of a man who was shot and killed while breaking into a home more than a decade ago recently settled a civil lawsuit they brought against the city.

*Fl...nope, I can't say it, I cannot say where... picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Lilian Ladele, the bigoted registrar won a lawsuit against Islington Council when they punished her for not performing her duties. She claimed that her strict religious beliefs superseded the will of the law and her employer. It has recently been discovered that she had a baby out of wedlock. I guess her strict religious beliefs only matter when it suits her. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A college student has filed a lawsuit saying a public speaking professor berated him in class for making a speech opposing same-sex marriage.
A student evaluation form included with the lawsuit lacks a score for the speech, and reads "ask God what your grade is." picked by bingo 10 months ago

Writing with Libel in Mind (pdf) (html)
PART I - Why a Libel Review (pdf) (html)
PART II - Basic Libel Principles (pdf) (html)
PART III - Protocols for Libel Reviews (pdf) (html)
PART IV - Conclusion and Appendix of Resources (pdf) (html) picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Yes...we have today's "Creepy-weird" piece. A county morgue employee took posed pics of dead people with doll furniture, fruit, and other props "as part of an art project to illustrate the cycle of life from birth through death". Hilarity ensues in the lawyers' offices. picked by moe 2 years ago

New York City police officers need better training to distinguish between law-abiding citizens who snap pictures of city landmarks and those suspected of plotting terrorism, a lawsuit filed on Thursday by the New York Civil Liberties Union said.

*for Jerry520 picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago