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So Sue Me

Frivolous lawsuits aren't just the stuff of lawyer jokes anymore

From a $54 million action over a pair of lost pants, to a Christian activist who's up in arms over the blasphemous portrayal of Eve as a pole dancer in "Jerry Springer:The Opera," to lawsuits by Judith Regan and Don Imus, everybody is suing somebody these days

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March 2008
- Quaid Speaks Out on Medical Mistakes
  
  CBS | Mar 15, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dennis Quaid has gone on record about the frightening ordeal of his newborn twins receiving massive overdoses of blood thinners, and now he's going on 60 Minutes to ratchet up his information campaign. Quaid's interview, which will be broadcast tomorrow evening, uses his own harrowing story to highlight medical errors that kill 100,000 people a year in the US. "Our kids are bleeding from every place that they've punctured," he recalled. "It was blood everywhere." More »
- Jury Clears Doctors in Ritter Case
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 14, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A California jury today cleared two doctors of negligence in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of actor John Ritter, the LA Times reports. Lawyers charged that doctors failed to properly treat and diagnose Ritter when he arrived at hospital in 2003 complaining of chest pain and nausea. The 54-year-old star of "Three's Company" died of a torn aorta that night. More »
- Cold 'Remedy' Firm Settles Suit for $23M
  
  CNN | Mar 4, 08 3:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Herbal supplement company Airborne will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action suit alleging false advertising but won't say it did anything wrong, CNNMoney reports. At issue was the company's claim its pills could cure colds. Airborne denies “any wrongdoing or illegal conduct,” but it will give customers their money back, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a plaintiff. More »
- Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court
  
  Reuters | Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She then sued the media giant for defamation and breach of contract. More »
February 2008
- Retailers Bully Shoplifters for $$
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 20, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A system designed to compensate retailers for losses incurred by shoplifters has few controls to prevent the extortion or harassment, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Civil recovery” laws allow retailers to turn the names of suspected shoplifters over to collection agencies who demand fees of $200 or much more—even if merchandise was immediately returned to store shelves. More »
- Firm Pays Off Disappointed Bald Man
  
  Associated Press | Feb 7, 08 2:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If you were considering doling out 4.9 million yen (approximately $45,990) for an extensive regimen of hair-growth treatment, you might want to think again. Japan’s best-known hair-growth company, Reve 21, has agreed to pay a 4.3 million yen settlement to a man who spent four years using its treatment, with nary a new hair to show for it. More »
- NFL Nixes Super Bowl Church Parties
  
  Washington Post | Feb 1, 08 10:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The NFL is pulling the plug on big Super Bowl parties—complete with halftime prayers—that have become a popular tradition at many churches, saying the churches violate copyright law by showing the game to the flock on large-screen TVs. Current law bans public exhibitions of the game on screens larger than 55 inches. "Doesn't the NFL have enough money already?" one disgruntled pastor quipped to the Washington Post . More »
January 2008
- Subway Sues Quiznos Over Ad Contest
  
  New York Times | Jan 29, 08 7:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Subway is suing Quiznos after the sub-maker invited fans to drum up ads for an online contest, the New York Times reports. Two years ago, Quiznos offered $10,000 to the fan whose ad best compared Quiznos subs to Subway's "with Quiznos being superior." Subway fumed after seeing its sandwiches kicked, mocked, and destroyed on a website that has since been taken down. More »
- News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement
  
  Variety | Jan 25, 08 4:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Judith Regan's acrimonious $100-million wrongful-termination suit against News Corp. came to a close today, with the ex-publisher and media giant reaching an undisclosed settlement. If Gawker's estimates of $20 to $25 million are meaningful, Regan may indeed have outfoxed Fox, which initially offered her $6 million to go quietly. The company graciously rescinded its allegation that Regan made anti-Semitic comments and sang her praises effusively. More »
- IAC and Liberty Lock Horns in Legal Battle
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 25, 08 10:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Media moguls Barry Diller and his onetime backer, John Malone, have gone head to head, with each man’s corporation suing the other’s. Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp and Malone’s Liberty Media, which owns a majority voting stake in IAC, are at odds over an IAC restructuring plan that would reduce Liberty’s voting power over several key businesses, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Towns Battle for 'Icebox of US' Status—in Court
  
  Summit Daily News | Jan 14, 08 9:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Who's the coldest one of all? A court will have to decide, because the battle is on between International Falls, Minn., and Fraser, Colo. Both claim the right to boast of being the "Icebox of the Nation," the Summit Daily News of Frisco, Colo., reports. Fraser sued International Falls, demanding that the town prove it had been using the name since 1956, and International Falls has countersued, demanding the same. More »
- Mrs. Holly Blue About Peggy Sue
  
  Independent (UK) | Jan 13, 08 9:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The widow of rock legend Buddy Holly is prepared to sue the author of a new memoir to stop "tarnishment of Buddy Holly's name," the Independent reports. The target of the suit by Maria Elena Holly is pretty, pretty Peggy Sue herself—Peggy Sue Gerron, now 67, whose book, Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?, chronicles her very, very "close friendship" with the singer. More »
- Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD
  
  Leader-Post | Jan 10, 08 12:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian woman is suing her drug dealer for selling her the crystal meth she overdosed on in 2004, the Leader-Post reports. And since the judge struck down the defendant’s testimony on Friday, she’s essentially won—an outcome her attorney says is the first of its kind. More »
- Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook
  
  The Smoking Gun | Jan 8, 08 1:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The author who blasted Jessica Seinfeld for allegedly stealing her cookbook ideas slapped Seinfeld and her funnyman hubby with a lawsuit today, simultaneously accusing Jerry Seinfeld of defaming her character, the Smoking Gun reports. After Missy Chase Lapine accused his wife of plagiarizing her book, The Sneaky Chef, Jerry Seinfeld called her "hysterical" on David Letterman's show, comparing her to "wackos," stalkers, and assassins. More »
- Katrina Victims' Claims Number in the Trillions
  
  USA Today | Jan 7, 08 5:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - New Orleans residents have peppered the Army Corps of Engineers with claims for trillions in damages, USA Today reports, asking for sums higher than the nation’s entire economic output. One claim alone seeks $3 quadrillion . In all, the corps has received more than 489,000 claims, with more still coming. “That’s totally off-the-wall,” said one New Orleans lawyer. More »
- Clemens Sues for Defamation
  
  Houston Chronicle | Jan 7, 08 7:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Roger Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee last night, just before his "60 Minutes" interview aired, the Houston Chronicle reports. McNamee falsely claimed he had injected Clemens with steroids, the lawsuit alleges, when federal agents threatened him with jail time. McNamee’s lawyers say that’s nonsense, since the trainer could only have landed in jail by lying. More »
- U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping
  
  Ars Technica | Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP