Dumb Lawsuits

A woman has sued Playboy and its founder, Hugh Hefner, after she was portrayed in a video called “Playboy Mansion Parties, Hottest Moments”. Though she is a two time Hooters Regional Bikini Champion and was being painted while naked at the mansion, she feels she was not portrayed correctly.
-Reuters 6/2/2003

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A bridesmaid in New York stepped on a needle while trying on a dress at Vera Wang’s boutique in Manhattan. The woman claims that the floor was too unsafe to walk on and is seeking $2 million in damages.
-Associated Press 5/23/2003

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A man accused Casino Aztar in Indiana after he gambled his life savings away. He claimed that the company knew he was a compulsive gambler and should not have allowed him on the premises. He seeks $175,000 for his losses plus punitive damages.
-Associated Press 12/26/2002

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Freya McDonald, a 15-year-old student at Speyside High School in Morayshire, contested the validity of the detentions she received. She claimed that they “disrupted her education and affected her health”. Her family claimed that the detentions were given for trivial items such as sipping fuzzy drinks in class. Her family claimed that the detentions were [...]

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