Seems like bats are everywhere these days. While one of them is setting box-office records, a bunch of others are allegedly tormenting Utah schoolchildren. So says a recent lawsuit against the Alpine School District, alleging that bats infested the school…
On June 9, Macrida Patterson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County alleging that she was injured last year by a defective product. According to the report, Patterson was putting on a "low-rise v-string" thong she had purchased at Victoria’s…
China’s Ministry of Public Security, in full public-securing mode as the Olympic Games approach, has told citizens that anyone buying "potentially deadly knives" must now register with the state. According to the government, "potentially deadly knives" include switchblades, knives with…
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, well into her 14th minute of fame due to her affiliation with Eliot Spitzer, has sued "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis for allegedly taking advantage of her youth and vulnerability by once filming her sans T-shirt….
Some of you may be familiar with "The Secret," an enormous bestseller that encourages people to follow the "law of attraction," which I thought was something that made people hang out near playgrounds but which turns out to be "an…
The Baolou International Beauty Salon in the city of Zhengzhou, China, has finally been closed by authorities. The salon had apparently been terrorizing local residents, who cited a number of incidents in which unsuspecting hair-growers had been vastly overcharged for…
At a bend in the road near Joe’s Creek, birds sing and dogs bark. But the rooster no longer crows. So begins this tale of tragedy, as reported in the St. Petersburg Times. According to the report, Gilman the Rooster…
Tired of having rocket parts rain down on his village, a Russian shepherd is suing Roskosmos, the Russian space agency, for one million rubles after a 10-foot piece of space trash hit his property, narrowly missing his outhouse. Boris Urmatov…
From today’s report of new cases in Santa Clara County: Michael Kellogg v. County Of Santa Clara; Ferrara Enterprises LLC; Does;No. 1-08-CV-108597 (filed March 20, 2008) Premises liability lawsuit. The defendants did not properly fence a walking trail and a…
Attorney Kenneth Hiller of Buffalo, New York, says his client plans to sue Nationwide Collections Inc. based on a letter he received in October 2007. The agency was trying to collect an unpaid Columbia House record club membership fee of…