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Please keep in mind that some newspaper links become outdated within two to four weeks and no longer work.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

• Woman’s Lawsuit Claims Bra Injured Her WYFF4 · Apr 3, 2008
• Jerome Kerviel to sue SocGen over sacking Times Online · Apr 3, 2008
• Cockfighting fans battle federal ban, file lawsuit in Ohio WTOL11 · Apr 3, 2008
• School held liable in students’ DUI wreck Miami Herald · Apr 1, 2008
• Lawsuit: Huge Atom Smasher Could Destroy World Fox News · Mar 31, 2008
• Bertuzzi files court action against Crawford National Post · Mar 28, 2008
• Low graduation rate draws Florida lawsuit Christian Science Monitor · Mar 26, 2008
• Lawsuit Claims Oprah Audience Got Rough ABC News · Mar 21, 2008
• Starbucks Ordered to Pay $100 Million for Tip-Pooling Law.com · Mar 21, 2008
• Lawyer guilty of salon extortion Concord Monitor · Mar 21, 2008
• Woman says in $100M lawsuit that NYC hotel’s shower scalded her Associated Press · Mar 20, 2008
• Court revives lawsuit for ex-student who sued to play football ESPN · Mar 19, 2008
• NYC Businessman Claims Lap Dance Injury USA Today · Mar 17, 2008
• Paramedic sues elderly couple after twisting ankle on front step during emergency call Daily Mail · Mar 15, 2008
• Sleepy Student Claims Teacher’s Wake-Up Slam Caused Hearing Loss Fox News · Mar 13, 2008
• Man sues M&S for £300K over grape BBC News · Mar 11, 2008
• Woman Files $20M Long-Shot Casino Suit Washington Post · Mar 9, 2008
• Untimely bathroom break leads to suit against LIT Southeast Texas Record · Mar 3, 2008
• Man sues Putnam school board over bus accident West Virginia Record · Feb 28, 2008
• NBC game show faces illegal gambling lawsuit Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Feb 27, 2008