Lawsuits in the News

The filing of lawsuits has increased to such an extent that it could be described as a national pastime. While many lawsuits are legitimate, others are rather questionable. Below are links to just a few of the recent reports found in the press. If you’ve read about an interesting lawsuit in your local media, please share the link with us.

Please keep in mind that some newspaper links become outdated within two to four weeks and no longer work. We apologize for any non-working links.

• Zoe Renault to sue car giant for ’stealing her name’ Telegraph · May 26, 2010
• Time (and Money) Running Out in eBay Clock Lawsuit NBC Miami · May 26, 2010
• Bank of New York Mellon facing £1m lawsuit from ‘overworked’ employee Telegraph · May 25, 2010
• Lawsuit: Sacha Baron Cohen caused ’shame’ Washington Examiner · May 25, 2010
• Suit seeks cash for ‘Enemies’ set slip Chicago Tribune · May 24, 2010
• Union chiefs: Words hurt Albany Times-Union · May 19, 2010
• Broward judge sues election opponent over name on ballot Sun Sentinel · May 19, 2010
• US court tosses fan lawsuit over Patriots’ filming Washington Post · May 19, 2010
• Toronto woman sues Rogers after her affair is exposed The Star · May 17, 2010
• Queens woman sues Petco after cat with lion-sized temper takes bite of her finger New York Daily News · May 11, 2010
• The devil to pay in suit against city New York Post · May 10, 2010
• Class-action lawsuit against Mazda gets the green light Vancouver Sun · May 10, 2010
• Michigan inmate sinks teeth into prison lawsuit Boston Herald · May 10, 2010
• Woman sues, says 16 years of inhaling microwave popcorn vapors gave her ‘popcorn lung’ New York Daily News · May 10, 2010
• Teacher with rabbit phobia to sue 14-year-old for drawing bunny The Telegraph · May 7, 2010
• NYC woman sues Starbucks over too-hot tea New York Daily News · May 5, 2010
• NJ judge allows ‘Jersey Shore’ lawsuit to proceed Associated Press · May 4, 2010
• ‘Flaw’ degree New York Post · May 3, 2010
• Lawsuit claims $11.5M Indiana lotto ticket that never was Indy Star · Apr 30, 2010
• Hair-sucking vacuum spurs $200K lawsuit Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2010