Lawsuit of the Day
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Apparently Hiring Strippers For Your Son's Sixteenth Birthday Is FROWNED UPON In This ESTABLISHMENT
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Ashley Madison Should Take Better Care Of The Females It Hires To Trick You
Of course Ashley Madison is lying to you, you sad, gullible man.
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Red Bull Gives You... Cardiac Arrest?
Wait, did anybody think Red Bull was actually good for you? -
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'Tits Or GTFO' Now A Legitimate Requirement For Unpaid Interns
Unpaid interns cannot sue for sexual harassment, because men rule the world. -
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Law Student Sues School For Making Him Retake a Class He Failed
Schools just can't get over that requirement that you "actually pass" classes to graduate. -
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City Fails Math -- Takes Lawyer To Court Over $50 Ticket
A jogging lawyer beats his $50 citation. In epic waste of resources, city appeals. -
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Cuckolded Attorney Sues Ex-Fiancée For Behavior 'Intolerable In a Civilized Society'
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Nursing Student Sues School After Complaining That Her Classmates Wouldn't Stop Speaking Spanish
Because in Arizona, anything discriminatory is possible. -
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Morning Docket: 07.05.13
Ed. note: We hope that you had a great July 4th — and that you’re enjoying a four-day weekend. But if you’re at work today and looking for diversion, check us early and often — we will be posting today (although on a reduced publication schedule).
* Lawyer of the Day Long Weekend: Christopher Kirby, who reportedly launched a profanity-laced tirade at the mother of a special-education student during a school board meeting. Stay classy, Chris. [New York Daily News]
* Speaking of classy, if you make Donald Trump look good, you’re doing it wrong. The $5 million arbitration award against former beauty queen Sheena Monnin just got upheld by Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y.). [New York Law Journal]
* Have you been injured in an accident? Call a New York State legislator, who might be earning a six-figure income by moonlighting at a personal-injury firm. [New York Times]
* Who doesn’t love rule by lawyers? Adli Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, takes over as the nation’s interim leader. [New York Times]
* Nationwide layoff watch: Dickstein dismisses seven partners in New York. [WestlawNext Practitioner Insights (sub. req.)]
* If you’re feeling the heat in D.C. these days, lawyer turned ice cream entrepreneur Victoria Lai can help. [Washington Post]
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From the 'Why People Hate Lawyers' File: A Suit About a Suit
A suit about a suit? This is definitely why people hate lawyers. -
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Crazy D.C. Lawsuit Potpourri: A Discrimination Case Against Georgetown Law, and a Sidwell Friends Sex Scandal
Is Washington, D.C., the capital of... crazy lawsuits? -
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Lawsuit of the Day: Sexaroni
This story involves alleged harassment of a most meticulous nature....
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Geotropic Law Student Sues Law School Over Broken Chair
Sit, fall, sue: America's ridiculous tort system is on display. -
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Lawsuit of the Day: A Super-Salacious Suit Against A 'Legend' of the Bar
If these allegations are true, this is a very sad and ugly story. -
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Girls, And Their Mothers, Sue Sorority For Human Rights Violations -- But They Still Want To Join The Sorority
Alleged human rights violation at Howard proves that acting like a spoiled legacy kid isn't limited by race... -
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Did You Know Budweiser Got Sued? And That Their Ads In The Papers This Weekend Were Their Response?
I didn't know Budweiser had been sued for tasting like water until they reminded me how much their beer tastes like water... -
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Lawsuit of the Day: Law Prof Trips, Doesn't Have a Nice Fall
This law professor is suing because she was apparently too much of a klutz to stand on a platform. -
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Manhattan Lawyer Happy To Help Out Brother-in-Law By Banging His Wife
This lawyer's version of helping out his brother-in-law is a problem... -
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Lawsuit of the Day Update: More About Levinson v. WilmerHale
Additional tidbits about both the plaintiff, from former colleagues at WilmerHale, and about the firm, from women who have worked there.