- Family sues MySpace when 14-year-old daughter sneaks out of house to meet 19-year-old boy; the arrested alleged rapist also threatens suit.
- Plaintiff can sue Illinois Burger King for being hit by car that crashed through restaurant.
- Plaintiff fakes injuries, wins millions, drives doctor out of Illinois.
- “You’re going to get accident cases of people that aren’t really hurt, you say they’re hurt and you send them to the doctor.” But everybody does that!
- How speed limits hurt consumers.
- Programmer plaintiffs win overtime wages at the cost of bonuses and stock options; lawyers get contingent fees for “victory.”
- Day care center kills child with lawn mower, lawn mower company liable for $2M.
- Commenter disregards self-heating coffee warning, seeks lawyer: “Our microwave was destroyed, our kitchen was covered in dried latte”
- Alleged cost of bad behavior exceeds all money in existence.
- What are consumer hellholes?
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
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