The Health Plan of Nevada (HPN) has been slapped with a $500 million punitive damages award for its nonexistent role in the spread of hepatitis C through a local endoscopy clinic. According to news sources, a local endoscopy center run by Dipak Desai knowingly engaged in unsafe infection control practices that ultimately sickened several of his patients…

The owner of a pet treat manufacturing factory in Colorado sued his neighbors, city employees and others, alleging they conspired to violate his constitutional rights after the neighbors complained to the city about bad smells coming from his factory. Ray Kasel, owner of Kasel Associates Industries, which, among other things, makes pig ear dog treats…

A Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) student is suing the University after receiving a C+ in a course. Graduate student Megan Thode is seeking $1.3 million in a lawsuit that claims the C+ she received prevented her from becoming a professional counselor. Thode did graduate and is working as a drug and alcohol counselor, but she claims the low grade…

A New Jersey man is suing TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz after allegedly incurring third-degree burns by following Dr. Oz’s home remedy for insomnia.   On the April 17, 2012, episode of his NBC show titled, “Dr. Oz’s 24-Hour Ultimate Energy Boost Plan,” Dr. Oz introduced his viewers to his home remedy for insomnia: "…

A university in western Michigan has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a student who was banned from carrying her pet guinea pig to certain locations on campus. Grand Valley State University reportedly has offered 28-year-old student Kendra Velzen $40,000 to settle the lawsuit.  Velzen, who suffers from chronic depression and has a pacemaker…

A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in San Diego Superior Court seeking to halt the teaching of yoga in Encinitas public schools. Filed on behalf of a couple with two children in the district, the lawsuit claims that yoga represents religious indoctrination and seeks to have the court block the program.  According to news reports, students…

Two Pennsylvania brothers are suing beer maker Anheuser-Busch, claiming that its beer doesn't pack enough punch. Thomas and Gerald Greenberg have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that Anheuser-Busch's brands of beers, including Budweiser and Michelob, don't contain 5.0 percent of alcohol as promised.  News reports indicate that the brothers consume…

A New Jersey man is suing sandwich giant Subway claiming the "$5 Footlong" subs don't measure up. Jason Leslie filed his federal class action lawsuit after reading news reports that revealed that the sandwiches sometimes come up short.  “The sandwiches are anywhere between a half-inch to an inch shorter . . . I feel cheated,&rdquo…

A San Diego woman is suing a frozen pizza maker for $5 million, claiming the frozen pizzas cause cancer. Katie Simpson, a mother of two young children, filed the class-action lawsuit against Nestle — makers of DiGiorno, Stouffer's and California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas — claiming that the food giant is “placing profits over public…

An Indianapolis (IN) woman who was held hostage and witnessed a fatal shooting during a robbery attempt is suing her local Kroger store and the store's former manager. Christine Nelson, who worked as an unarmed security guard at the Kroger, was being held hostage by alleged robber Jeremi Atkinson. Responding to Nelson's cries for help, store manager…

Donald Trump is suing Bill Maher for $5 million, claiming the comedian failed to make good on a public bet. Last month, Maher told Jay Leno he would give $5 million to Trump's charity of choice if Trump could prove he's not "spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan."  As proof of his lineage, Trump sent Maher a copy of his birth…

A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs basketball team for sitting out some of their star players in a game against the Miami Heat. According to the class action lawsuit filed by Larry McGuinness, Spurs coach Greg Popovich's decision to rest Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green and Tony Parker constituted a violation of Florida's deceptive…

A Texas woman is suing her city after allegedly tripping over a loose board on a suspension bridge in the local park. Port Arthur (TX) resident Pati Paulino was walking her dog across a suspended bridge when a floor board came loose and caused her to fall. Two years after the alleged accident, Paulino is suing the city for failing to inspect and maintain…

A former Ohio schoolteacher is suing her former employer, Mariemont School District in the Cincinnati area, because she says it discriminated against her by making her teach kids.  Maria Waltherr-Willard, 61, claims she suffers from Pedophobia, a fear of children. According to news sources, Waltherr-Willard, who had been teaching high school…

Five Idaho inmates are suing some of the nation's top liquor and wine companies for $1 billion, claiming alcohol led them to commit the crimes for which they are doing time.   Keith Allen Brown, Steven Thompson, Woodrow Grant, Cory Baugh and Jeremy Brown filed a lawsuit in Boise's U.S. District Court last month naming eight defendants, including…

A Texas company is being sued by a Louisiana man who claims the company's employee caused an accident when she checked her cell phone while driving. James Reynolds, Jr. is suing Specialized Maintenance Services and its employee, Robyn Gilchriest, on grounds that Gilchriest negligently failed to keep a proper lookout.  According to the lawsuit…

A California woman who was bitten by a German shepherd is suing the rescue organization that adopted out the toothy dog. Angela Otero is suing the German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California, and the owner of the dog who adopted it from the rescue organization, alleging that the organization and the owner should have known the dog was dangerous,…

Actress Kirstie Alley is being sued for reportedly lying about how she lost 100 pounds. California resident Marina Abramyan has filed a class action lawsuit against 61-year-old Alley and the weight loss program she helped develop, Organic Liaison.  Abramyan contends that Alley did not lose the weight using the program, rather the weight came…

A restaurant owner and phone book company have settled a lawsuit over the placement of a listing for the Montana restaurant in the "Animal Carcass Removal" section of the yellow pages. Restaurant owner Hunter Lacey's lawsuit claims the Dex Media Inc. phone book salesman deliberately published the free listing under the "Animal Carcass…

A Chicago (IL) woman is suing the City of Chicago, United Airlines and her ex-boyfriend after being levied more than $105,000 in parking fees. Jennifer Fitzgerald claims she doesn't owe a dime for the parking tickets incurred by her ex-boyfriend on a vehicle he abandoned at O'Hare International Airport three years ago. According to her lawsuit,…

A guest at a party hosted by actor Jamie Foxx is suing him after she fell head over heels on the sidewalk outside his home. Catherine Jones filed the lawsuit against the actor in L.A. County Superior Court claiming that she suffered serious injury after tripping over the sidewalk outside his house.  Jones, who is seeking $10,000 for hospital…

The estate of William Faulkner is suing Sony over a line in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris movie. According to news reports, film star Owen Wilson loosely quotes a line from Faulkner's 1950 book, Requiem for a Nun. Wilson says, "The past is not dead. Actually, it's not even past. You know who said that? Faulkner. And he was right. And I met…

A former Marin County (CA) sheriff's deputy who survived being shot in the jaw during a burglary attempt is being sued by the suspect for returning fire. Alleged burglar Samuel Cutrufelli filed suit against 90-year-old Jay Leone claiming Leone negligently shot him. According to news reports, Cutrufelli held Leone captive in his house while he ransacked…

A New Orleans Saints' season ticket holder has filed a class-action lawsuit in response to the suspensions handed out as a result of the alleged Saints' bounty program. David Mancina is seeking damages in excess of $5 million on behalf of himself and other 2012-13 Saints' season ticket holders. The lawsuit names the NFL and its commissioner, Roger…

An Atlantic City casino is suing the manufacturer of decks of cards and lucky gamblers who walked off with over $1.5 in winnings. Golden Nugget Atlantic City is suing Gemaco, Inc., a Kansas City, Missouri, playing card manufacturer, contending that the cards were unshuffled, despite being promised they were pre-shuffled and ready to use. According…

The manufacturer of odor-reducing carbon hunting apparel recently claimed a global victory in nine federal lawsuits challenging its ability to control human odor. ALS Enterprises, Inc., the maker of Scent-Lok, was sued in nine cases, including one in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, filed by Dennis Pickering. In this consumer…

Remaining members of the rock icon J. Geils Band are being sued by former member and founder John Geils over use of the J. Geils Band name in the current tour line-up. In the lawsuit, Geils names band members Richard Salwitz, Danny Klein, Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, claiming they "planned and conspired" to exclude Geils from their current…

Two New York foie gras producers and the state Department of Agriculture and Markets are being sued by the California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund (ADLF) for what it contends is force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce fattened livers. The lawsuit alleges that in the last weeks of their lives the ducks and geese are force-fed so the birds' livers…

A Georgia grandmother is being sued by her homeowners association because of a pink playhouse she had built in her backyard for her granddaughter. Augusta (Georgia) resident Becky Rogers-Peck has been in an ongoing battle with her Mill Haven neighborhood since installing the playhouse last year. Reportedly, the association has no problem with the…

An Illinois dad is suing Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, after his daughter tripped while being chased by a character during a Halloween-themed Fright Fest. Marian Pieczonka claims his young daughter Natalie (age not listed) was chased by a character who jumped out of a port-a-potty, scared her and shot her with a squirt gun. According…