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A woman from Wichita Falls, Texas, is suing the federal government after she alleged a bowling alley employee at Sheppard Air Force Base spilled hot nacho cheese sauce on her finger. She claims that the cheesy injury resulted in restricted work hours and, ultimately, in her losing her job...
Garden Veggie Straws claim to have less fat than potato chips, but a lawsuit in federal court against the snack’s maker contends there’s something else Veggie Straws has less of — vegetables. Two plaintiffs are seeking class action status on behalf of everyone who has...
A judge in Ontario, Canada, has told a woman known for filing frequent lawsuits that she’s no longer welcome in court. One-time beauty queen, Althea Reyes, has been declared “a vexatious litigant” for her abuse of the court’s process and waste of judicial and...
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Lawsuit from Hell? Metal band members sue ‘satanic’ lead singer, revealing identities to the world
Many people who have been through the experience of a lawsuit might describe the experience as “hell.” But for one particular lawsuit, that description takes on a whole new meaning. Several former members of the Swedish doom metal band Ghost have filed a lawsuit against the group’s lead...
“Bad first date” stories are very common — but what about stories about first dates that end in a lawsuit? Brendan Vezmar of Austin, Tx., sued a woman who joined him on a first date to see Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 because she was texting during the film. The suit...
Some people take sports very seriously. But perhaps no one takes it more seriously than San Antonio Spurs fan Juan Vasquez. Vasquez was so incensed that Golden State Warriors’ center Zaza Pachulia injured the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard in game 1 of the teams’ Western Conference Finals matchup...
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Massachusetts Man Files Class Action Lawsuit over ‘Fake Butter’
If a restaurant provided you with so-called “fake butter” on your bagel after you ordered real butter — would you simply ask for new bagel, or would you file a costly lawsuit? That’s the very choice that faced Jan Polanik of Worcester, MA after he ordered a bagel with real butter at...
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Woman Sues Restaurant After Falling off Popular Donkey Statue
The donkey statue at El Jalisco restaurant in Tallahassee, Florida is a popular feature for patrons at the Mexican restaurant. It’s so popular, in fact, that patrons have organized a “For the Donkey” Facebook campaign to save the popular statute after one local woman sued the restaurant...
It’s not uncommon for a concerned mother to take certain steps to ensure her child buckles down on schoolwork. That may include taking away television privileges, grounding the kid from going out with friends on the weekend or, these days, confiscating a smartphone. But that latter action...
