A writer for the popular show "Sex and the City" has had her lawsuit against a homeowner thrown out and declared "frivolous." According to news reports, Emmy Award-winning writer Cindy Chupack and her husband, Ian Wallach, sued homeowner Rebecca Gomez, claiming Gomez failed to return their $15,000 deposit on a home they were going…

A California woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the makers of Jelly Belly jelly beans, alleging the candy company used "fancy phrasing" to mislead customers into believing its Sport Beans were free of sugar. Jessica Gomez claims the use of "evaporated cane juice" in the exercise supplement's list of ingredients violates…

A Chicago woman sued her condominium association, claiming she was the victim of housing discrimination because she was forced to share the elevator with dogs. Holly Geraci, who occupies a penthouse apartment with her husband, a prominent bankruptcy attorney, said her fear of large dogs amounted to a disability under the Fair Housing Act. A jury…

A Texas man is suing a woman for the cost of a movie ticket after their first date prematurely ended because she was texting in the theater. Brandon Vezmar of Austin, Texas, filed suit in small claims court seeking $17.31, the cost of the ticket to the 3D showing of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”. Calling it a "first date from hell…

American Airlines reportedly is being sued by a passenger who claims he was wedged into a window seat next to two obese passengers on a 14-hour flight. Michael Anthony Taylor took a flight from Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles, California, on December 28, 2015. Taylor, who suffers with scoliosis, claims he has suffered permanent neck and back problems…

Popular reality-tv star and host of "Fixer-Upper" Chip Gaines is being sued by his former cofounders of Magnolia Real Estate Company. According to news reports, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark are suing Gaines in Texas state court for $1 million. Lewis and Clark charge that Gaines bought them out of the company for $2,500 just days before…

An Eau Claire, Wisconsin, television station is suing a couple of pranksters in federal court.   According to news reports, Atlanta-based Gray Television, the owners of WEAU-TV Eau Claire, have filed a lawsuit against The Found Footage Festival, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, all of New York, after the defendants allegedly used fake names and…

A Mississippi husband/wife tennis teaching team is suing a local attorney, claiming tortious interference with their employment contracts after the popular couple was dismissed from their jobs at a Jackson, Mississippi, area country club. In a lawsuit filing that reads like a soap opera story line (complete with allegations of unrequited hugs, pill…

A Massachusetts man has settled his lawsuit against a pair of Dunkin' Donut franchise owners after being served a bagel with a butter substitute in lieu of the bagel with butter that he ordered. Jan Polanik sued two different companies that operate over 20 Dunkin' franchises in Massachusetts. According to news reports, Polanik was seeking class-action…

Two California residents have filed a lawsuit against the maker of a Hawaiian brewing company, claiming consumers are misled into paying more for beer they believe to have been made in the Aloha State. Sara Cilloni and Simone Zimmer recently filed suit in U.S. District Court of California Northern District against Kona Brewing Co., the maker of popular…

An Oregon woman is suing a bottled water company, claiming its coconut water contained no coconut. Vicky Silva has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oregon against Unique Beverage Co. LLC, the makers of Cascade Ice waters, seeking to certify the lawsuit as a class action to help get relief for herself and others who she believes were duped…

The mayor of a suburban Seattle town is suing the maker of the opioid pain medication OxyContin, claiming the pharmaceutical company knowingly allowed pills to be funneled into the black market, ultimately arriving on the city's streets. City of Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson is suing Purdue Pharma in federal court for gross negligence and nuisance…

Mardi Gras season has come to a close, and so has a lawsuit relating to a New Orleans krewe that wanted to throw t-shirts from its parade floats. Just in time for the Mardi Gras parades, a civil court judge in New Orleans dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former member of the Mystic Krewe of Nyx that sought to enjoin the krewe from throwing signature…

A Tennessee man has joined a class action lawsuit against the maker of the super popular Hatchimal fuzzy interactive toy after his daughter's treasured Christmas gift failed to hatch. “I don’t want to mention how much I spent for this thing — it’s embarrassing,” Jared Winegarden said. “I was stepping in for the &…

A New Jersey mother is suing her local hospital after a nurse mistakenly brought her the wrong baby to breastfeed. Melissa Richman claims The Valley Hospital maternity ward staff failed to double-check the identification bracelets of the mother and child when she was brought what she thought was her newborn daughter for a 4:30am feeding. According…

A Florida woman is suing a popular Mexican restaurant after she fell from its plastic life-size donkey statue while taking a photo. Kimberly Bonn has filed a lawsuit in Leon County Circuit Court accusing El Jalisco restaurant in Tallahassee of negligence for "encouraging" patrons to climb on the back of the donkey statue to take a picture…

The New York bridal salon made famous in the hit TLC TV show "Say Yes to the Dress" is being sued by a bride who claims the shop gave her the wrong size wedding gown. Randi Siegel-Friedman alleges in her lawsuit that Kleinfeld Bridal owes her $12,000 for a custom dress that she says did not fit her. In fact, Siegel-Friedman claims in her…

The ongoing legal battle between Real Housewives of Miami reality star Joanna Krupa and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) reality star Brandi Glanville is getting much more personal. According to news reports, the lawsuit stems from a 2013 episode of Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live when Brandi accused Joanna of having an affair with RHOBH…

Individual consumers in fifteen states and the District of Columbia may qualify for payment as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought against major U.S. dairy producers (including Land O'Lakes, the National Milk Producers Federation, Dairy Farmers of America and Agri-Mark) alleging the producers intentionally reduced milk supplies by sending dairy…

A Tennessee family is suing a mall management group and owner, alleging that they suffered injuries during a human stampede on what they claim to be the busiest shopping day of the year, December 26, 2016. According to news reports and the plaintiffs' legal filing, Teriance, Carol and TeCara Copeland were shopping at Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga…

A California woman is suing Raisinets-maker Nestlé SA for allegedly under-filling its boxes of candy. According to the lawsuit, Sandy Hafer purchased a box of Raisinets in an opaque movie-theater-style container and, after opening the box, discovered it was only 60% full. Hafer claims Nestlé engaged in "deceptive packaging"…

An Illinois man is suing fast-food giant McDonald's and a local franchisee, claiming false advertising after his Extra Value Meal cost him more than if he had purchased the items à la carte. Illinois bus driver James Gertie filed the lawsuit seeking class action status after he realized he paid 41 cents more for his $5.90 Extra Value Meal than…

Three California customers are suing restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, alleging the restaurant misrepresented the calorie count in its new burrito. According to news reports, the potential plaintiffs will seek class-action status on the grounds that Chipotle advertised the new chorizo burrito as having 300 calories when, in fact, it adds up…

A New York lawyer is suing his neighbor, hoping to get an injunction forcing her to turn off her nonstop holiday music that blasts out of a loudspeaker in her Christmas display. Nick Wilder, who's representing himself in the case, is suing socialite Lisa Maria Falcone, wife to hedge-fund billionaire Philip Falcone. Wilder lives in an apartment across…

A Dallas, Texas, woman is suing a company that specializes in background checks alleging that "confidential" information provided by the company to her husband led to her divorce. Mary Roberts is suing Persopo.com for pulling from public records different social and dating websites around the Internet that Mary purportedly was using and…

Actress Sofia Vergara is being sued by her own embryos. The female embryos, named "Emma" and "Isabella," have been the subject of a lawsuit in California for several years, with the Modern Family star's ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb, seeking custody of the embryos. In a bizarre twist, a right-to-live lawsuit has now been filed in…

Pop star Madonna is suing the board of her Upper West Side (NY) co-op building, claiming the board illegally changed the terms of her lease on her $7.3 million pad to deny access to the apartment for her children or domestic help while she is out of town. According to news reports, the board of One West 64th Street recently changed the terms of its…

A California man is suing Krispy Kreme for millions of dollars, claiming "false and misleading business practices" by the donut giant for its "fruit" filled donuts. Jason Saidian has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeking $5 million. Saidian claims Krispy Kreme’s "Chocolate…

A federal judge in Eugene, Oregon, has denied the federal government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 21 youth plaintiffs over global warming. The children, whose ages range from nine to twenty, claim in their class action lawsuit that President Obama, the fossil fuel industry, and other federal agencies are violating their constitutional rights…

A Mississippi man who was suing fried chicken chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for failure to include a knife with his drive-thru order has dropped his lawsuit. Paul Newton, Jr., an attorney who was representing himself, said he choked on a piece of fried chicken after he was forced to use his hands and teeth to tear a piece off the bone. Newton claimed…