The writer filed a $2.5 billion lawsuit against the maker of the science fiction film, saying that he originally came up with the idea for a movie with “bioluminescent flora/plant life, unbreathable atmospheres, matriarch support of hero vs. heroine, spiritual connections to environment and reincarnation, appearance of mist in scene, sunlight to moonlight, crackling from gargantuan foliage, blue skin/green skin and battle scene on limbs/branches.”

A PlayStation user is suing Sony over a provision in the user agreement that requires any disputes to be resolved in arbitration instead of court.

A federal judge has allowed a suit against Facebook to move forward.  The suit claims that Facebook’s “like” ads (that tell you when a friend “likes” a page, product, company) violate California’s publicity statute.

A personal injury law firm that filed a $10 million lawsuit on behalf of an injured woman is in the awkward position of saying she didn’t have a case in the first place.  According to the former client’s legal malpractice suit, the firm allowed the statute of limitations to expire, but the firm says the original personal injury suit was meritless. So either the woman’s claim was valid and the firm dropped the ball, or they filed a spurious lawsuit in the hopes of a payout.

A man who paid $1,000 to get into a party at the Playboy mansion is now suing the organizers, saying it is discriminatory to charge men while allowing “gorgeous women” to attend for free.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a proposed class action settlement that would have given nothing to 66 million plaintiffs and nearly $110,000 to a collection of charities, including one that is affiliated with the lower court judge who originally approved the settlement.

An “aspiring filmmaker” is suing the makers of The Hangover Part II, saying they copied a script treatment he wrote about his personal experiences.

Taco Bell says it is still recovering from the lingering effects of a lawsuit over the restaurant’s taco and burrito meat.  Taco Bell took the unusual step of vigorously fighting back in the media, calling it frivolous and demanding an apology from the plaintiffs’ firm that filed the suit.

A pair of aspiring filmmakers are suing the studio that brought them on as unpaid interns, saying that the studio routinely has interns do such menial work as preparing coffee and taking lunch orders.  The plaintiffs are suing for the back wages that they believe they should have earned.

An NFL Hall of Famer is distancing himself from a lawsuit against the league and helmet manufacturers after his name was erroneously included in the suit as a player suffering from “multiple past traumatic brain injuries with various symptoms, including, but not limited to, memory loss, headaches, and sleeplessness.” He said, “If anybody called me and asked if I would join this case, I’d categorically say no because I don’t have any of the problems they’re talking about.”

A New York judge has dismissed a deceptive practices lawsuit after a baseball fan bought $20 face-value Yankees tickets from StubHub.com for $33, writing in his opinion that the plaintiff’s claim “presumes that consumers have ‘a level of stupidity that the Court cannot countenance.’”

A group of peacocks that mysteriously showed up in Grand Rapids a few years ago has sparked a lawsuit from a man claiming that the birds are “creating dangerous, offensive or hazardous conditions.”  He is suing a local wildlife rehab center, saying they have been feeding and sheltering the birds, which otherwise would not survive the Michigan winters.

An Illinois law firm with a history of “filing ‘petty law suits’ against companies with deep pockets” has set its sights on Google, suing on behalf of an individual after he received unwanted texts from friends through the company’s Disco service.   The plaintiff says Disco, which allows users to send mass-messages to their own contacts, violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Dunkin’ Donuts is being sued by a Pennsylvania woman who claims she went into diabetic shock when an employee added sugar to her coffee instead of the artificial sweetener she asked for.  Is it the shop’s fault if they did in fact mix up the order, or does she bear some responsibility to check?

A pair of Missouri cheerleaders that were kicked off their team after allegations of cyber-bullying have sued the school district, saying their constitutional rights were violated. A court recently dismissed the suit with prejudice.