Woman Sues J.C. Penney For Mannequin Attack
“Dummy-related injuries”
Lawsuits
NJ Appeals Court Holds No Duty to Warn About Gravity
This week, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that a bunk-bed manufacturer has no duty to warn the user of a bunk bed that rolling off the top bunk during sleep may result in gravitationally induced injuries. This ruling was…
Woman Sues Mall for Aiding and Abetting Squirrel Attack
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court, Marcy Meckler alleges that the owners and employees of the Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie are responsible for injuries she suffered on December 3, 2004, when she was attacked…
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against City Alleging Unlawful Rescue From Tiger
Somebody was keeping a tiger in the bedroom next door.
Battle of the Bigfoot Researchers
From today’s Bay-Area-case-reporting service: Marin County Superior Court C. Thomas Biscardi v. Great American Bigfoot Research Organization Inc.; Carole Rubin aka "Ruby" Rubin; Robert Shorey; Does; CV062655 (filed 7/11/2006) Action for breach of contract, common counts and and unlawful appropriation…
Family Drops Plan to Sue Cable Company for Making It Fat and Lazy
Still inexplicable more than a decade after it happened.
Robber Sues Store Employees After Beating
Dana Buckman of Rochester, New York, is suing AutoZone and two of its employees for personal injury and emotional distress after a beating he suffered at the hands of the employees. He was not deterred from suing by the fact…
Meat Loaf Sues Over “Bat Out of Hell”
The artist formerly (and still) known as Meat Loaf, whose real name is the less tasty Michael Aday, is suing his former collaborator Jim Steinman for $50 million over the rights to the phrase "Bat Out of Hell." That was…
Lawsuit Claims Contract Written in Blood Should Be Extra-Enforceable
The AP reported this week on a new contract suit filed in Orange County Superior Court in California. The lawsuit involves an alleged agreement to settle a dispute over $170,000 that Jinsoo Kim had invested in a Korean corporation owned…
Las Vegas Police Catch Woman Who Filed False Disability Claims
That she leapt from her wheelchair and ran away seems to confirm their suspicions.