Yesterday I argued an appeal in California’s Court of Appeal for the Second District, which covers Los Angeles, and I was just getting ready to leave after the argument when they called the next case, Christoff v. Nestle USA. That…
Joining at least three other elementary schools across the nation, Willett Elementary School in Attleboro, Massachusetts (south of Boston) has banned tag, touch football and other other "unsupervised chase game" during recess. School officials cited concerns that children might get…
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Cleveland Indians fan, Jeffrey Swiecicki, who had been ejected from a game and later convicted of resisting arrest after he loudly referred to…
A jury in Pinellas, Florida, recently sided with Lt. Col. Ralph Paul (ret.) after he was prosecuted for not paying a $46 dinner tab. Mr. Paul had complained after he ordered a "Seafood Saute" and received a dish that he…
While the Ninth Circuit is often labeled as a "liberal" court that will accept virtually any civil-rights claim, don’t tell that to Ron Tutor, who is still unable to land his private jet at the airport in Hailey, Idaho. In…
One called Ignacio v. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. All the judges. If you really need a reason, it’s something called “the rule of necessity.” As in, if you sue all the judges…
Paul Lewis and Paula Wood of Milford, Connecticut, are locked in litigation over a disputed hairpiece that Lewis says gave him a heart attack. Not directly. Lewis says that he bought the hairpiece for $1200 from Paula’s Wig Boutique in…
Might not be a copycat case, definitely is stupid.
He borrowed a boat to save lives after Hurricane Katrina, and so of course the boat’s owner sued him.
Allen Ray Heckard sued Michael Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight in Oregon state court, alleging that they had ruined his life by making Jordan so well-known. Heckard is virtually Jordan's twin, although Heckard is eight years older, 30 pounds…