Why are James and Tricia Keene suing the wrong company?

Nature 13James and Tricia Keene’s case against EasyLift Cargo Lifts of Galveston is thin, inasmuch as the injury to James’s arm last November seems to have resulted from “operator error.”It may have occurred while the frugal husband was using it as a discount elevator rather than as a cargo lift that the company installed in the Keene beach house at Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. Weiterlesen

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Prisoner Files $1 Trillion Lawsuit Over Belly Ache

Nature 12A convict in an Arizona prison won’t quit his belly aching unless he’s paid $1 trillion – literally.

Dale Frank Maisano, 61, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, is suing the company that runs the prison’s commissary for $1 trillion, claiming the food gave him cramps and caused him to lose sleep. Weiterlesen

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The Intersection of Golf and the Law

Nature 11Although it may not be very likely that you will end up talking to a lawyer instead of the 19th hole bartender after a round, it happens more often than you might imagine.

And as a public service, here’s one spot where the law intersects golf with some frequency: a par 3 on a busy course. Weiterlesen

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Phila. cop sues Target Corp. for severe eye injuries sustained in attack by shoplifter

Nature 10A Philadelphia police officer is suing retailer Target and two John Doe defendants over injuries he allegedly sustained after an altercation with one of the men at the Target store at 7400 Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Weiterlesen

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Lawyer Suing Apple Is Banking On Millions of People Being As Stupid As He Was

Nature 9A lawyer who brings a lawsuit predicated on his own stupidity is a rare, beautiful, courageous creature. It’s one thing to represent with a straight face someone who tried to make out with an industrial fan, and another to admit that you personally couldn’t master simple technology. It’s also a bold move for a partner in a law firm to admit that he’s bringing a lawsuit over losing ONE FRIGGING DOLLAR on his mistake. Weiterlesen

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Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office sued for slip and fall by newly released inmate

Nature 8NEW ORLEANS – A prisoner who had just been released from custody is suing for injuries she claims to have received when she allegedly slipped and fell while on her way out of the prison.

Jasmin Burton filed suit against the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office on May 28. Weiterlesen

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Chris Sevier, Tennessee Man, Suing Apple For Letting Him Access Porn

Nature 7A Tennessee man is suing Apple, claiming the tech giant is at fault for selling devices that grant him unrestricted access to porn on the internet. Weiterlesen

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NY woman who admitted killing 3 kids seeks money

Nature 6MINEOLA — A mentally disturbed suburban New York woman who drowned her three young children in a bathtub in 2008 wants a cut of $350,000 in wrongful death settlements obtained by the children’s fathers, attorneys said Friday. Weiterlesen

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Froome Wins the Tour and a Victory for Law Firms on Their Privilege

Nature 5Yesterday Chris Froome won the 100th incarnation of the Tour de France. He held the leader’s position, as signified by wearing the Yellow Jersey, since Day 8 of the Tour. Froome is the second Englishman to win the race in the last 100 years, the first being Bradley Wiggins last year. Weiterlesen

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Koninklijke Philips Electronics

Nature 4SEC charged the Netherlands-based health care company with FCPA violations related to improper payments made by employees at its Polish subsidiary to health care officials in Poland. Philips agreed to pay more than $4.5 million to settle the charges. (4/5/13)                                                                                         Read more: Koninklijke Philips Electronics

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