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Please keep in mind that some newspaper links become outdated within two to four weeks and no longer work.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.

• Matchbox Twenty’s Wyoming rodeo cancellation spurs lawsuit International Herald Tribune · Apr 17, 2008
• Starbucks Owner Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle WallStreetJournal .com - Law Blog · Apr 15, 2008
• Harry Potter Author Fights Creator of Lexicon, Calling It ‘Wholesale Theft’ Law.com · Apr 15, 2008
• Ontario justice lost in translation, lawsuit to allege Globe and Mail · Apr 14, 2008
• Transgender refinery worker sues employer for sex discrimination Southeast Texas Record · Apr 14, 2008
• Two Georgia gun dealers settle NYC lawsuit Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Apr 12, 2008
• Pinkberry Settles Suit Over Claims on Dessert New York Times · Apr 12, 2008
• Zimbabwe: Adultery Triggers $400bn Lawsuit allAfrica.com · Apr 11, 2008
• Actress Sues, Alleging Fake Craigslist Ad Placed in Her Name Law.com · Apr 11, 2008
• Woman Sues Miss California USA Pageant New York Times · Apr 11, 2008
• Injured jet ski passenger claims operator jumped wake of another vessel Madison County Record · Apr 10, 2008
• Neighbors’ lawsuit says school soccer violates noise ordinance York Daily Record · Apr 10, 2008
• NJ high court ices lawsuit on puck injury Newsday · Apr 10, 2008
• Tampa fights lawsuit over Civil War-era loan WWSB - ABC 7 Florida · Apr 9, 2008
• Canceled Season Has Football Players Riled Law.com · Apr 8, 2008
• Lawsuit: Woman can’t be president Reno Gazette-Journal · Apr 8, 2008
• George Lucas sues British designer who made Star Wars storm-trooper helmets Mirror · Apr 7, 2008
• Lawsuits arising from online video games and virtual worlds Sun-Sentinel.com · Apr 6, 2008
• Video game fan asks court to ban real sloth and greed from World of Warcraft Sun-Sentinel.com · Apr 6, 2008
• Lawsuit Claim: Students’ Lecture Notes Infringe on Professor’s Copyright Wired · Apr 4, 2008