'Known Risk' Makes U.S. Liable for Bear Attack?
The failure of wildlife officials in Utah to warn campers of the “known risk” of a specific bear makes them liable for the fatal mauling of an 11-year-old boy, the parents of Samuel Ives argue in court papers.
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Is There Room on Web
for Two "Funky" Chicks?
In a colorful legal battle between “personal” bloggers, “Funky Brown Chick” will have to show more than surface similarities between her eponymous website and “funkyblackchick.com” to prevail on her trademark infringement claims.
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Manager Blames Movie for Use of Racial Slur
A former Wyeth Pharmaceuticals manager says she wasn't expressing racial bias when she described herself as the “head nigger in charge” in front of an African-American employee -– she just had the phrase “fresh in my mind” after seeing the movie “Lean on Me.”
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Dirty Dancer Settles with Town -- to Tune of $275K
After a six-year legal battle over dirty dancing, a North Carolina town has agreed to pay $275,000 to a woman whom it had banned from its community center because of her “sexual gyrations.”
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Careless Cart Loading Alleged in Death Case
Florida premises liability law appears to be generous enough toward plaintiffs that Home Depot could be held liable for the death of a customer who was allegedly struck by an overloaded shopping cart being pushed by another customer.
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Parents, Hospital Clash over Meaning of Death
A legal showdown over the meaning of death pits an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple who believe there is life while the heart still beats against the Washington, D.C., hospital which wants to remove their brain-dead son from life support.
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Plaintiff in God Lawsuit Appeals to Higher Power
Despite having no earthly hope of prevailing, Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers has appealed to a higher legal power in his lawsuit against God, which was dismissed because he has not served the defendant.
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Staring at Breasts Not Harassment, Says Jury
The former administrator of Grafton, Mass., did not sexually harass his secretary by staring at her breasts, a jury has ruled, apparently agreeing with the defense that his eye movements were “normal mannerisms” caused by a medical condition.
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Penis Pump Judge's Staff Settle Claims for $340K
The misconduct of former Creek County District Judge Donald Thompson, who masturbated with a penis pump while presiding over trials, has ended up costing Oklahoma taxpayers $340,000 in settlements of lawsuits filed by two of his employees.
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No Coddling for Colleges That Coddle Athletes?
Civil rights plaintiffs have won another victory in a case involving the coddling of college athletes as a judge ruled that a rape victim can sue former Arizona State University football coach Dirk Koetter for putting her in danger she would otherwise not have faced.
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Priest's Affair Said to Breach Duty as Confessor
As pickup lines go, “Your presence struck me like a thunderbolt” is passably original. But it was allegedly uttered by a priest who, according to a $125 million lawsuit, exploited the power of the confessional to seduce a female parishioner.
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