lawsuits

Woman Forced to Listen to Rush Limbaugh Sues

Lauri Apple · 10/09/11 11:08AM

In suing the Houston Police Department, Bridgett Nickerson Boyd complains that, during the ride to jail, she was forced to listen to increasingly unpopular radio host Rush Limbaugh make "derogatory comments about black people." By forced, she means "privileged," right?

Don't Hit Autistic Kids With Fly Swatters

Lauri Apple · 10/07/11 06:30AM

The parents of a severely autistic 11-year-old boy in Virginia are suing their local school board and two former school employees for $20 million for negligence and abuse. Their strongest piece of evidence: disturbing school bus surveillance footage of an alleged attack on the boy.

Real World Star Sues Entourage Over Cartoon Monkey

Richard Lawson · 10/05/11 10:15AM

One-time Real World: Key West star turned bloated MTV Challenge hang-about John Devenanzio, aka Johnny Bananas, is following through on a threat made this summer and suing HBO for privacy violation, defamation, and emotional damage because the show Entourage created a fake cartoon called Johnny's Bananas.

Cops to Pay Amy Goodman $100K for Wrongfully Arresting Her

Hamilton Nolan · 10/03/11 04:35PM

Here's a video of normal-sized middle-aged female journalist Amy Goodman being arrested by multiple hulking stick-wielding riot police dressed in full body armor at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the police state. Hey guys, are there enough of you there, you think? What if she scratches your eyeballs?!

Facebook's Tracking Scandal Is Mushrooming

Ryan Tate · 10/03/11 03:13PM

The month is off to a bad start for Facebook. The social network is fighting a new class action suit over its non-logout logout. And now it's been busted for bringing back a cookie that tracks people who don't even use Facebook.

NYC Restaurateurs: Having to Pay Our Workers Is Destroying Us

Lauri Apple · 09/25/11 02:22PM

Let's take a moment from our busy Sundays to remember the plight of New York City's fancy restaurant owners, who—because of "draconian state regulations" passed earlier this year—have become increasingly vulnerable to lawsuits filed by employees seeking back pay and tips. Why can't those workers just enjoy the privilege of working and "being seen" in popular restaurants?

Woman Who Abandoned Kids Years Ago Now Wants Their Money

Lauri Apple · 09/21/11 07:04AM

When Canadian truck-driving man Ken Anderson was only 15 years old, his parents "abandoned" him, he says. Dad died, and mom Shirley barely stayed in touch over the decades. Then one day she realized that Anderson and his siblings should each start paying her $750 every month. Because of all the sacrifices she made. And the love she gave.

Sober Student Forced to Take Breathalyzer Test Sues

Lauri Apple · 09/21/11 06:11AM

During a school picnic, an assistant principal who apparently had never been to a park before spotted an empty liquor bottle lying on the ground and immediately knew, just knew, that this one eighth grader with no history of drinking whatsoever had left it there. Nobody drinks in the woods.

Why Are the Feds Getting Protective of Craigslist?

Ryan Tate · 09/14/11 01:30PM

Federal prosecutors just jumped into a long running slapfight between eBay and Craigslist over how the former acquired a stake in the latter. As it turns out, they're on Craigslist's side: They've opened a criminal probe into whether eBay executives used their ownership to illicitly obtain competitive information.