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Woman Sued For Yelp Review, Forced to Make It Nicer

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:55:31 +0000

Jane Perez, of Fairfax, VA is being sued for $750,000 after writing a nasty Yelp review about the contracting company Dietz Development. In the review, which was also posted on Angie's List, Perez accuses the company of shoddy workmanship and stealing her jewelry.

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Australian Student Sues High School for Giving Her a Lousy Education

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:40 +0000

What’s a student to do when she can’t get into her desired college program? Sue her high school, of course.

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American Airlines Sued After Canceling Unlimited Airline Passes — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:29:03 +0000

Back in the 1980s, American Airlines decided to boost its corporate coffers by offering unlimited lifetime airpasses for $350,000. Only 66 people purchased them, but now that American has yanked the passes from some of those travelers, they’re suing.

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Why Was KFC Ordered to Pay $8 Million to Brain-Damaged Girl?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:18:07 +0000

Fast food is considered dangerous to one’s health, if you ask health food experts. However, in this case, it was nearly fatal and Kentucky Fried Chicken has been ordered to pay up as a result.

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NFL Star Commits Suicide

Mike Hendren — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:42:51 +0000

Former NFL star Ray Easterling has reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 62 year-old former Atlanta Falcon had been suffering from

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Why Are So Many Workers Suing Their Employers?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:04:27 +0000

The recession resulted in nine million Americans getting pink slips from their employers, with the workers who remained often forced to pick up the slack by putting in longer hours for the same pay.

Now some of those employees have filed suit demanding overtime wages to which they say they were entitled but never received.

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Psychic John Edward Fails to Predict $150,000 Lawsuit Against Him

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:29:37 +0000

Psychic John Edward might have the “ability” to talk to people who have gone to the great beyond and use them as a conduit to predict the future or reveal some lost truth about the present.

However, even Edward probably didn’t see this news coming.

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Wannabe Special Agent Sues FBI After He's Rejected Over a Pushup

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:00:49 +0000

Most jobs don’t have physical fitness tests, but the FBI does — and one man who was denied a position as a special agent for doing 29 pushups instead of the required 30 is now suing the agency for gender discrimination.

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Erin Andrews Files $10 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Video

Kathy Landin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:15:25 +0000

When staying in a hotel, there is an expectation of privacy, right? Well, ESPN correspondent Erin Andrews lost that privacy big time in 2008 when video was taken of her naked through a hole in her hotel room wall and then leaked onto the Internet. Andrews is now filing suit.

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Man Sues Wedding Photographer for the Cost of the Entire Ceremony

Shauna Wright — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:06:54 +0000

After Todd J. Remis of Manhattan got married, he was outraged to discover his photographer missed a few key moments such as the last dance and the bouquet toss, so he decided to sue.

He doesn’t just want the $4,100 photography fee refunded, though. He also wants $48,000 to recreate the entire wedding, including travel costs to fly the bridal party back to New York so the whole thing can be re-shot by another photographer.

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