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Nephew Sues Uncle Over
Awkward Facebook Photos

Feb 17, 2012 3:13 PM CST

Nephew Sues Uncle Over Awkward Facebook Photos

He cried harassment but lost in court

(Newser) - Just about everyone has been tagged in at least one awkward Facebook photo, but not everyone has brought a lawsuit against an uncle for uploading such a photo. Minnesota's Aaron Olson did just that. His uncle posted childhood photos of Olson, including one in front of a Christmas tree,...

Occupiers Sue NYC
Pepper-Spray Cop

Feb 14, 2012 2:00 AM CST

Occupiers Sue NYC Pepper-Spray Cop

Anthony Bologna accused of violating protesters' civil rights

(Newser) - Two of the women pepper-sprayed in the face by high-ranking NYPD officer Anthony Bologna last fall are taking him to court. The women say Bologna violated their civil rights, and they're seeking unspecified damages, Reuters reports. A YouTube video of the penned-in women being pepper-sprayed received more than 1....

Sioux Tribe Sues
Beer Makers for $500M

Feb 10, 2012 1:20 AM CST

Sioux Tribe Sues Beer Makers for $500M

Sellers turning blind eye to smuggling, devastating problem: suit

(Newser) - The town of Whiteclay, Nebraska, has only 14 residents, but four beer stores which sell nearly 5 million cans a year. If you think those numbers sound strange, you're paying more attention than beer makers, a lawsuit from the Oglala Sioux Tribe charges. The Pine Ridge reservation—where alcohol...

Fake Death
Scam Surfaces in
Cruise Ship Case

Jan 25, 2012 6:18 AM CST

Fake Death Scam Surfaces in Cruise Ship Case

Ship sinks, can rats be far behind?

(Newser) - The first scam has emerged in an apparent bid for compensation from the operators of crippled cruise liner Costa Concordia. A woman and her boyfriend were arrested in Hungary after falsely reporting two people missing on the ship, according to officials. The scheme was spotted by a New York lawyer...

Woman Sues Over
Oklahoma 'Slave Marriage'

Jan 25, 2012 12:31 AM CST

Woman Sues Over Oklahoma 'Slave Marriage'

Diptiben Mistry says she was brought from India to be 'house slave'

(Newser) - An Indian woman is suing her in-laws for an arranged "slave marriage" in their Oklahoma home. Diptiben Mistry was a 20-year-old college student in India when she married her Indian husband four years ago and moved with him to live at her in-laws' US home. There, Mistry says, her...

Jersey Shore
Hit With
15th Lawsuit

Jan 12, 2012 8:39 AM CST

Jersey Shore Hit With 15th Lawsuit

Woman claims drunk cast members knocked her down

(Newser) - This has got to be some sort of record: Jersey Shore and its cast members have now racked up 15 lawsuits in two years. The latest, courtesy of Courthouse News Service : A woman celebrating her niece's birthday at a bar in Seaside Heights, NJ, claims that drunk Jersey Shore...

French Michael Jackson Fans Sue Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray for 'Emotional Damage'

Michael Jackson
Fans Sue
His Doctor

Jan 7, 2012 1:34 PM CST

Michael Jackson Fans Sue His Doctor

French fans seek compensation for 'emotional damage'

(Newser) - Michael Jackson fans in France are suing the late pop singer's doctor over emotional distress, AFP reports. "It's similar to losing a childhood friend in a traffic accident," says lawyer Emmanuel Ludot, who is representing about 100 grieving fans against doctor Conrad Murray. "Because this...

Pepsi's
Mouse-in-a-Can
Defense Isn't
Reassuring

Pepsi's Mouse-in-a-Can Defense Isn't Reassuring

Calls it a hoax, says rodent would dissolve before opening

(Newser) - An Illinois man is suing PepsiCo after allegedly finding a mouse in his Mountain Dew, and the details just keep getting weirder. In 2009, the man says, he got sick after drinking a can of the soda. After he complained to Pepsi, it sent someone to collect the mouse, and...

Woman Sues Frito-Lay
Over 'All Natural' Claims

Jan 6, 2012 3:19 PM CST

Woman Sues Frito-Lay Over 'All Natural' Claims

Tostitos, Sun Chips made with genetically modified oil: suit

(Newser) - Almost exactly one year ago, your helpful Newser editors informed you that Frito-Lay had big plans for 2011: to make 50% of its line from "all-natural" ingredients. And according to one California woman, that effort has been a big fail. Julie Gengo has filed a class-action lawsuit against Frito-Lay,...

Dead Accident Victim to Be Sued For Flying Body Parts

Dec 30, 2011 1:44 AM CST

Dead Accident Victim to Be Sued For Flying Body Parts

Court allows woman to sue estate of Chicago teen killed by train

(Newser) - An appeals court in Illinois has decided that a dead Chicago teen can be sued for injuries caused by his own flying body parts. The 18-year-old almost-passenger ran in front of a train in an attempt to catch another train and was hit by an Amtrak going 70mph. A big...

Is Each of Your Twitter Followers Worth $2.50?

Dec 29, 2011 4:13 PM CST

Is Each of Your Twitter Followers Worth $2.50?

That's what one company suing an ex-worker thinks

(Newser) - Do a company's Twitter followers belong to the firm, or to the employee doing the tweeting—and how much is each follower worth? The questions are at the heart of a lawsuit in South Carolina, report AP and the New York Times : An online tech review firm is suing...

Actress Suing IMDb Over
Age Must Reveal Her Name

Dec 24, 2011 4:48 PM CST

Actress Suing IMDb Over Age Must Reveal Her Name

'Jane Doe' must re-file suit under real name or drop case

(Newser) - A bizarre celebrity lawsuit takes an amusing twist. The actress suing Amazon.com for $1 million because the Internet Movie Database, which Amazon owns, revealed her real age, must reveal something of her own: her name. The Hollywood Reporter explains that a US District Court judge yesterday ruled that "...

More Ex-Players
Sue NFL Over
Brain Damage

Dec 23, 2011 4:42 PM CST

More Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Damage

2nd complaint claims the NFL covered up concussion dangers

(Newser) - Another lawsuit is being leveled against the NFL over brain damage suffered by former players. Ex-Miami Dolphins team members Patrick Surtain and Oronde Gadsden, along with 19 other players, have filed suit in Miami and are charging that the NFL deliberately omitted or concealed evidence connecting concussions to long-term neurological...

SEC Sues
Ex- Fannie,
Freddie CEOs

Dec 16, 2011 11:28 AM CST

SEC Sues Ex- Fannie, Freddie CEOs

Firms wildly misrepresented exposure to subprime loans: feds

(Newser) - Federal regulators are suing former Fannie Mae boss Daniel Mudd and ex-Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron for vastly downplaying the volume of subprime loans their firms held. Freddie Mac suggested it was exposed to between $2 billion and $6 billion in subprime loans; the figure was more like $244 billion....

FDA to Rule
on BPA Ban
by March

Dec 8, 2011 1:57 PM CST

FDA to Rule on BPA Ban by March

Agency agrees to deadline as part of lawsuit settlement

(Newser) - The FDA will finally make a firm decision about whether to ban BPA by March 31, thanks to a lawsuit settlement. The Natural Resources Defense Council called on the agency to ban the controversial chemical in 2008, but the FDA didn't take action within the time required by law;...

Red Sox Hit
With $10M
Sex Abuse
Lawsuit

Dec 6, 2011 2:41 AM CST

Red Sox Hit With $10M Sex Abuse Lawsuit

Two batboys say ex clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick attacked them at Fenway

(Newser) - Two men who have accused a dead Boston Red Sox clubhouse manager of sexually abusing them when they were batboys are filing a $10 million lawsuit against the team. “These were inner city kids happy to have jobs with the Red Sox,” said their lawyer yesterday. “Then...

Transgender
Woman Sues
Khloe Kardashian

OVER CATFIGHT...

Dec 4, 2011 9:17 AM CST

Transgender Woman Sues Khloe Kardashian

Claims reality star beat her up at club in 2009

(Newser) - Khloe Kardashian's shining moment as the reasonable Kardashian might have hit an abrupt end: Seems Kim and Kourtney's kid sister is being sued by a transgender woman who claims Khloe started a catfight at a club in 2009, reports TMZ . Chantal Spears, also known as Ronald Spears, says...

Lawsuit:
Airline Food
Killed Passenger

Dec 2, 2011 1:07 PM CST

Lawsuit: Airline Food Killed Passenger

American Airlines hit with litigation

(Newser) - Try not to think about this one next time you’re on a long flight: A Miami family is suing American Airlines and Sky Chefs for more than $1 million, claiming that a family member died after eating a contaminated in-flight meal on a trip home from Barcelona. Othon Cortes...

Kidnapper Sues His
Former Hostages

Nov 29, 2011 7:10 PM CST

Kidnapper Sues His Former Hostages

He says they broke deal to hide him from police

(Newser) - Some lucky judge in Kansas gets this one: A convicted kidnapper is suing the couple he held hostage because he says they broke an "oral contract" to hide him from police in exchange for money, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal . Instead, they snuck out of the house when he fell...

Ex-AIG CEO Sues
US Over Bailout

Nov 21, 2011 2:07 PM CST

Ex-AIG CEO Sues US Over Bailout

They say takeover violated investors' fifth amendment rights

(Newser) - Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg is suing the US government for $25 million for having the effrontery to bail out the dying insurer. Greenberg was ousted in 2005 after allegedly cooking AIG’s books to inflate its value, but still had a keen interest in the company during the bailout,...