Too much ice in an iced coffee? Illegal monkey selfie? Legal action over a typo? Yup, it’s that time of year again. ILR has officially released the...
Category - Spotlight Stories
In 2015, trial lawyers spent 128 million dollars to air 365,000 ads hawking lawsuits against drugs and medical devices. But these ads can be harmful...
$5 Million in Damages for a Partially Deflated Basketball? The “Neverflat” basketballs from Spalding retail for about $29, and are guaranteed to...
Not Just a Case of the Mondays: Parisian Man Sues Employer Over Boring Job A Parisian man who claims his job made him suffer from crushing boredom is...
Deterring Fraud in the Longest-Running Mass Tort in History
40 years of asbestos lawsuits have bankrupted almost 100 companies, costing tens of thousands of jobs. It’s the longest running mass tort in history...
Hot Air: Man Sues Nebraska Cornhuskers To End Balloon Release It’s safe to say that Randall Krause of Omaha is not feeling that Husker spirit. Krause...
30 years ago, McDonald’s was sued for coffee that was allegedly too hot. Apparently, coffee is still a beverage worth going to court over. Now...
Business Owner Fights Back Against Overzealous Government Prosecutors — and Wins
Howard Root is the CEO of Minneapolis-based medical device maker Vascular Solutions. Among the company’s products is one called the Varilase...
Mixed Up: How the Feds Tried to Imprison a Man Who Helped Stop the Gulf Oil Spill
As a BP engineer, Kurt Mix played a key role killing the Macondo Well during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He and a team of seasoned engineers...
Family business facing more than 100 lawsuits teeters on the brink
In the last five years, Monroe Rubber and Gasket -- a family business in Monroe, Louisiana -- has been sued in more than 100 asbestos suits by over...