Articles by Kevin

Studio Sues to Stop “Raging Bull 2”

The Wall Street Journal reports that MGM Studios is suing to stop the filming of a sequel to Raging Bull, the 1980 movie about boxer Jake LaMotta for which Robert DeNiro won an Oscar. According to MGM, its original deal with LaMotta…


The Money FunnyJunk.com Isn’t Getting

In a bag In funny shapes As I think I mentioned, Carreon dismissed his lawsuit against Matt Inman (The Oatmeal) the other day when it became clear he was likely to lose. There’s a good post on the whole saga…



Fire in the Hole! Again!

Some of you may remember a couple of posts from last year (here and here, with a follow-up here) about a woman who sued her ear-candler for allegedly injuring her during an ear-candling, ear-candling being a procedure where somebody sticks…




Carreon v. The Oatmeal: Plaintiff Continues to Dig [Updated]

As Popehat has already covered in detail here (see also Adam Steinbaugh), Charles Carreon has again escalated his frivolous lawsuit against Matthew Inman (creator of The Oatmeal), IndieGoGo, and two charities (the American Cancer Society and the National Wildlife Foundation). This…



Good Reason to Kill #24: Pancake Battery

A Muncie man was arrested this week on allegations he battered his sister after she criticized how much maple syrup he had placed on his pancakes. At first I really wasn't sure how to feel about their use of the…