Lawsuit Abuse

  • Attractive Nuisance

    It was legal for a Fort Dodge dentist to fire his long-time female dental assistant because of his “irresistible attraction” to her, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled recently.
  • ‘A Bird-Brained Idea’

    As if Chicago police didn’t have enough to do.
  • High-Heeled Sneaker

    It’s not unusual for persons claiming workers’ compensation to be caught faking their injuries, but a recent California case has an unusual twist.
  • Personal Irresponsibility

    A Wisconsin man who can’t pay almost $100,000 in overdue child support and interest for the nine children he fathered has been sentenced to probation and ordered not to have any more kids unt
  • Property Casualty

    Two years ago, the town of Harvey Cedars in New Jersey had a two-story sand dune constructed in front of 190 ocean-front homes to protect them from storms. The U.S.
  • Beer Battle

    It’s the real-world equivalent of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, the fictional lawsuit Charles Dickens wrote about in Bleak House.
  • Gaming the System

    A Buffalo Bills fan is suing the football team, alleging it sent him too many text messages.
  • Skin Deep

    A Chinese man sued his wife for divorce, alleging she tricked him into marrying her by disguising her ugliness with plastic surgery.
  • Man’s Inhumanity to Maniac

    A Norwegian man imprisoned for the massacre of 77 people last year has hired a lawyer to complain his prison conditions are “inhumane.”
  • Men Not Working

    An Ohio community college forced a construction crew to stop working until its “Men Working” signs were removed because they violated the college’s diversity requirements.
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