Lawsuit of the Day
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Copyright, Lawsuit of the Day
'Durantula' Infringement Suit Against Kevin Durant May Have Legs
Kevin Durant is caught in a legal web over ownership of his 'Durantula' nickname... -
Defamation, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Nude Dancing, Ridiculousness
Potential Lawsuit of the Day: Octomom Refuses to Ride the Pole at Florida Strip Club
Nadya Suleman (aka Octomom) may be facing an epic lawsuit, but to be honest, we’re surprised that it took this long for someone to threaten to sue her…. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Copyright, Defamation, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit of the Day
Potential Lawsuit of the Day: War of the Web Comics
This is why you don't pick fights with people who are internet famous and professionally sarcastic…
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Lawsuit of the Day, Nauseating Things
Lawsuit of the Day: The Urinal From Hell
Here's a whole new thing to be terrified about when using a public bathroom... -
Lawsuit of the Day, Masturbation, Nauseating Things, Sex, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Lawsuits of the Day: Ewwww. OMG, OMG. Gross.
In our dual Lawsuits of the Day, we read about some men who are allegedly having trouble appropriately managing their, errm, manhood... -
Breasts, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Gloria Allred, Hotties, Jews, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: Yet Another Woman Claims She Was Fired for Being 'Too Hot'
Yet another woman is suing because she claims she was fired for being "too hot." Who is she, and what does she look like? -
Lawsuit of the Day
Cretaceous Law: It Belongs In A Museum
This dinosuit should make a bunch of lawyers feel like a kid again... -
Food, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Rudeness
Lawsuit of the Day: This General Counsel Is Allegedly A Teabag-Throwing Terror
A secretary is suing her former boss, an in-house attorney who gives terrible bosses a bad name… - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
California, Education / Schools, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: Plagiarism Doesn't Pay
Cheating is always wrong, but maybe not *that* wrong… -
California, Health Care / Medicine, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: No, It's Not a Pencil in This Bike Dude's Pocket
A San Francisco man is suing BMW because his motorcycle seat allegedly gave him a uniquely uncomfortable health problem… -
Fat People, Lawsuit of the Day, Minority Issues, Racism
You Can Sue People For Making Fat Jokes About Black People? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED OF THIS???
Hey, hey, hey! Earl Brown, a former AIG lawyer, claims he was discriminated against because his boss kept making Fat Albert jokes about him. -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Pictures
Lawsuit of the Day: Pimply-Faced Cooley Law Grad Sues Photo Studio Over Email Blast of 'Embarrassing' Picture
It's not every day that your law school classmates are email-bombed with photos of you that look like before-and-after Proactiv ads, but that's what one recent Cooley Law graduate alleges in a complaint.... -
Advertising, Drinking, Lawsuit of the Day
Belvedere 'Date Rape' Model Won't Let Ad Go Down Smoothly
Belvedere Vodka is still suffering a hangover from the rapey ad it broadcast on its Twitter and Facebook feeds last month.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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Fast Food, Food, Lawsuit of the Day, Prostitution
Lawsuit of the Day: McDonald's Turned Me Into a Hooker
Oral sex hasn’t made it to the Dollar Menu just yet. Instead, we have news of a woman who’s filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s, alleging that the billion-dollar burger bordello played a part in turning her into a prostitute.... -
Education / Schools, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: No Gay Prom Royalty for This High School
It looks like one high school in Georgia wants to keep students’ memories of prom as heterosexual as possible. Let’s take a look at the allegations made in our Lawsuit of the Day.... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Lawsuit of the Day, Pro Se Litigants, Racism, Travel / Vacation
Lawsuit of the Day: Nightmare Vacation for Rich 'Honkeys'
Don’t you just hate it when rude and inefficient airline administrators ruin your vacation by stranding you on the ski leg of your vacation in Aspen, causing you to almost miss your cruise leaving out of Florida? It’s so annoying to have to stay in a series of luxury hotels across the country because the […] -
Food, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: How Many Synthetic Genes Can Be in an 'All-Natural' Snack?
As close readers of Above the Law will guess, I only go to Whole Foods when I feel like mocking the pasty vegans who are too emaciated to defend themselves. We live in a modern world of delicious processed foodstuffs. People ate “organic” or “all natural” food back in hunter-gatherer times, right before they died […] -
Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Media and Journalism, Reality TV, Television
Mother of 'Toddlers & Tiaras' Star Sues for Millions After Daughter Is 'Sexualized' on the Web
In late 2011, television viewers expressed outrage over the pageant industry's tendency to sexualize children. After all, with mothers dressing their daughters like surgically-enhanced country singers, fake breasts and all, or hookers with hearts of gold, how could viewers be anything but horrified? In all honesty, some of these little girls look like complete prosti-tots. This backdrop brings us to today's Lawsuit of the Day, where the mother of one of these tiara-toting toddlers alleges that a well-known celebrity gossip site had a hand in scandalizing her daughter.... -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Hotties, Lawsuit of the Day, Pictures, Ridiculousness, Weddings
When Groomzillas Attack: Todd Remis is Back!
Remember Todd Remis? How couldn't you? He's the disgruntled groom with a Biglaw daddy whose ridiculous lawsuit against his wedding photographer made national news when it hit the New York Times. But now, more than two months after the story first broke, Remis has emerged from hiding to combat the New York Times version of his lawsuit. Remis wants to tell his side of the story, and he's got a website to prove it.... -
Biglaw, Kasowitz Benson, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Pro Se Litigants, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, State Judges
Berry v. Kasowitz Benson: Superior Legal Mind Fails to Conquer
It appears that Gregory Berry's "superior legal mind" failed to impress Justice Eileen Bransten of New York Supreme Court. Ruling from the bench, she dismissed his entire case, with prejudice. But that's not all. Her Honor was displeased when Berry walked out of her courtroom before the hearing was over, while she was still putting her ruling on the record....