A 43-year-old woman in Tokyo has been arrested for killing her husband, although they weren't legally married, she didn't really kill him, and he isn't really dead. The two had only met online, as part of a popular interactive game…
Roy Pearson Jr., who is on the verge of getting his own category here, was in the D.C. Court of Appeals on October 22 to argue for the reinstatement of his $54-million lawsuit against the dry cleaners who he says lost…
Sources are reporting that Dawn Herb, who as you may recall was cited for disorderly conduct in 2007 after a neighbor heard her swearing at her toilet, has settled her lawsuit against the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Ms. Herb, who…
Because a good way to make sure nobody knows about an embarrassing product is to sue the manufacturer.
This one may take you a little while to get through, but it’s worth it: United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO; Commission of La Cosa Nostra; Anthony Salerno, also known as Fat…
While I dearly wish that "Monkey v. Ape" was the name of a reported case, or maybe something you might be able to see on pay-per-view, here I am using the phrase to refer to a question raised this weekend…
The Nigerian state news agency reported on October 17 that a frustrated father had hauled his 20-year-old son into court and asked that the boy be prosecuted for idleness. The person who sent me this item said he has printed…
Greater love hath no man for his marmoset.
Mathias Guerrand-Hermès, described as the "heir to French fashion house Hermès" and a "transatlantic polo organizer and financier," whatever that means, was arrested for air rage on October 16 after a drunken mid-air brawl. The fight ended with Guerrand-Hermès cuffed…
Since I posted an admittedly unfair but comical photo of Senator McCain, in the interest of neutrality here’s an admittedly unfair but comical photo of Senator Obama too: Everybody looks stupid in bowling shoes, but this may have been the…