Take my mother-in-law, please, and this isn't a joke, lawsuits?

""Take my mother-in-law — please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the punchline of too many jokes. The mother-in-law is accusing Croonquist of...

Phillip Morris Pays Millions To Smoker's Daughter Jodie Bullock

Jodie Bullock, daugter of longtime smoker Betty Bullock who died of lung cancer in 2003, has been awarded $13.9 million in damages by the cigarette company Phillip Morris. The recommendation was made on Monday, in the third trial between Bullock and Phillip Morris. Jodie...

Damon Elliot Being Sued by Nick Hogan for Breach of Contract

Nick Hogan, son of Terry 'Hulk' Hogan, is suing Damon Elliot and Louis Adkinson for a breach of contact after he handed over upwards of $50,000 to launch a record production company Confidential South, Llc. Hogan insists both Elliot and Adkinson agreed to invest $50,000 each...

Tweet This: You are being sued!

Can you defame someone in 140 characters or less?  Apparently so, according to designer Dawn Simorangkir, who has alleged that eccentic rocker Courtney Love has started a smear campaign against her on Twitter...

Judge Kicks Notorious Spammer Off Facebook

A judge in California on Monday ordered convicted spammer Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace to stay away from Facebook.  Wallace is accused of flooding Facebook users with unsolicited messages, which appear to...

Yale Secret Society 'Skull & Bones' Sued by Geronimo's Ancestors

Ancestors of the great Apache warrior Geronimo have sued Yale University's Skull and Bones secret society for the return of his remains.  Geronimo is an American legend and a historical inspiration and his...

Apple sued over technology used in iPhone

A company from Scotland has filed a lawsuit against Apple claimming they have used their patented technology on the Apple iphone and the ipod touch. Glasgow comapny Picsel lawyers said "Picsel claims...

Coldplay Sued For Plagiarism By American Musician

Coldplay have found themselves at the center of a lawsuit brought against them by American guitarist Joe Satriani for plagiarism. Satriani claims the band’s recent hit single, ‘Viva La Vida‘, ripped of his...

Michael Jackson is being sued by Arab sheikh

 A troubled Michael Jackson is getting ready to face another problem. He is being sued by  Prince Abdulla Al-Khalif of Bahrain for £4.3m for breach of contract  in London High...

Feds sued over refusal to protect resident killer whales

DFO is in trouble again! A few of our favourite local environmental groups are stepping up to the plate and actually suing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans over their inaction. Not the first time DFO has...

Lil' Kim Sued and Silenced

" Lil' Kim Sued and Silenced""Lil' Kim has a big problem on her hands. A New York judge has temporarily barred the Hardcore rapper from recording any new material in light of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by her latest label, Brookland Media. The upstart...

Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

Man Sues over Penis Amputation

Doctor John Patterson of Kentucky is being sued after amputating a cancer patient's penis, and is defending his action by saying it was medically necessary to perform the surgery."In a written statement in answer...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

ACLU wants prisons to become polling places

"There are few radical left-wing organizations more obnoxious than the American Civil Liberties Union. That’s because the ACLU doesn’t just pack a tie-dyed Volkswagen full of leftover San Fransisco hippies and drive to your area to protest, they pack a private jet full...

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