According to Above The Law, plaintiff Jonathan Riches has been increasingly irritated by Micheal Vick (yes, the football player). In fact, Mr. Riches, while in prison, was able to determine that Micheal Vick has “pledged allegiance to the Al-Qaeda”, “is in the steroid business”, “subjected him to microwave testing” and even “uses drugs in school zones”. Of course all of this hadn’t take place before the stay at prison, but according to Riches, these things had identity theft (of Riches), illegal dog fighting, extortion, racketeering and tax fraud.

So, as the plaintiff, what does Mr. Riches want? A “63,000,000,000 billion dollars” return for ‘damages’, backed by gold and silver… As wildly entertaining as this is, I have to question what he means with that asking price. And the audacity to ask for it backed by gold and silver? Oh, he’d also like a restraining order, too (because you never know when a player of the Falcons is going to harass you in your own cell). Hilarious enough, this complaint to file suit was actually sent to The District of Columbia.

This isn’t the first time Mario Batali has been involved in a legal battle. A similar lawsuit was filed against his New York restaurant Babbo. Deja vu? Coincidence? Unlikely but Mario Batali will have his day in court to defend his innocence.

There was much protest and deliberation over the law. Some even found it unconstitutional. One of the parties that found the new legislation all but constitutional had been the Federal Government. Instead of debating with Arizona, the Federal Justice Department sued.

And who did they sue? Arizona. Apparently, the lawsuit was anticipated since mid-June and comes from beneath the Obama administration. The main complaint of the administration was that Arizona’s law denies the Federal Government control and supremacy over immigration control… But, wasn’t there a place in the constitution that allowed states to defend their borders?

Arizona’s new law was supposed to take effect sometime around July 29th, but this suit prevents it from doing so. The news is somewhat old, but because we happen to be only a week after the initial induction date of the ill-fated law, an update was required. We’ll have to wait and see, however. No word has been mentioned since the new “state-vs-the-union” event.

Source: New York Times

Anthony Curtis, the owner of a Las Vegas blog, is being sued for using material from a Righthaven news source in his online journal. The most entertaining twist of this entire situation? The material Anthony “stole” was his own.

Mr. Curtis created a survey for Las Vegas,  sharing said information with Righthaven and their newspaper. He was then sued for using portions of his own work from the article he contributed to. Critics of the foolhardy lawsuit have agreed that public domain should apply, but that isn’t changing the plaintiff’s mind.

Source: TheBlogLawBlog

About thirty years ago or so, Led Zepplin got the brilliant idea to make this little ditty, “Dazed and Confused”, for one of their albums. Unsurprisingly, the song was a success and became a cult-favorite amongst Zep fans. The overall problem with this is that, undeniably, the song takes elements from Jake Holmes’ “Dazed & Confused”.

It’s interesting to note that “Dazed & Confused” by Jake Holmes has no percussion line. Led Zepplin’s, or more so Jimmy Page’s creation, contains a solid beat. However, the most interesting thing about these songs, about the case, about the content are the time frames. A quick look shows us that Zep’s “Dazed & Confused” came out a year or so after the original version… and Jake Holmes is suing in 2010. Yes, now we’re dazed and ultimately confused – would you wait over three decades for a lawsuit.

Source: Ultimate-Guitar.com

Ah, the Star Wars lightsaber. Just brings back the good ol’ days, huh? Not when you’re a company who’s under a lawsuit threat from Lucasfilm Ltd. You see kids, those lightsabers y’all thought were make-believe, well, aren’t. An industry by the name of Wicked Lasers has recently created a “highly dangerous” Class IV laser (the kind that can burn skin) mounted in a handle… I.E., a sword handle.

Apparently, Mr. Lucas wasn’t very happy with this and decided that the best course of action was to round up a few dozen lawyers to reclaim all value infringed upon by Wicked Lasers. According to Lucasfilm Ltd., “It has come to our attention that a company called Wicked Lasers is selling a highly dangerous product out of Hong Kong that is designed to look like a lightsaber from Star Wars…”. Ah, now the punch-line, “…This product is not licensed or approved by Lucasfilm in any way. We have demanded that Wicked Lasers immediately cease and desist their infringing activities.”

The device in question, the Arctic Spyder III, came along with safety information as well as a foray of pictures, including some ‘interesting’ cautionary advice: “Don’t let the Arctic name fool you, this laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence. That’s why it’s also the most dangerous laser ever created.” Could it very well be that Wicked Lasers intended to infringe on the Stars Wars brand? Or was it the mere comfortable packaging of the sword itself that inspired the design? We’ll see how the case works out. Lord forbid some adolescent dreamer get his hands on the Arctic Spyder III - may the force be with him.

Source:  EON News

For example, a woman playing golf hit the ball into railroad tracks only to find the ball crashing back in her face. Horrible coincidence right? The courts didn’t think so and awarded her $40,000.

How about a $2 million dollar paint job? A guy bought a BMW only to find out it had been repainted prior to his purchase due to damage from acid rain. His reward… $2,004,000.

A Swedish man donated his sperm to a lesbian couple so they could start a family. However, the same sex relationship did not last and one of the woman ended up suing the biological father for child support. She won and now this generous sperm donor is coughing up over $3,000 a year.

Ever walked by a vending machine and had it fall on you? This does not happen by chance. A teen was trying to steal a soda and his struggle to save a buck ended up costing him his life when the soda machine fell on top of him. His family sued Coca Cola for over a half million, blaming the company for not securing their machines and posting signs.

And the finale… a man turned gay after being rear-ended. No really, this guy got into a rear-end collision. Several years later, the man left his wife and started to frequent gay bars. Claiming the rear-end collision changed his personality (obviously more than that), this newly established gay man was awarded $200,000. His wife… she was awarded $25,000.

Source: Lawsuit.no

While facing charges for illegal dog fighting, Michael Vick was sued by an inmate in South Carolina who claims Vick stole his pitbulls, sold them on eBay, and then used the proceeds to purchase missiles from Iran.

How much does a Blue Nose Pit run on Craigslist these days? What, a few hundred dollars? For this kind of dough, I may just be tempted to add a few missiles to my collection as well.

It looks like the story does not end there. The inmate also requested the $63,000,000,000 be delivered to the correctional facility he is serving time in and on top of that, he demanded the $63 billion be backed by gold and silver.

Who would have thought a guy serving time for wire fraud would come up with such a brilliant scheme? This guy is a superstar!

Source: Fox

Tens of thousands of open acres with lush juicy vegetation are available throughout the Montana Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest… perfect area for livestock to feed naturally right? Who needs grass fed cows when you can pack twice as many cows into 6×3′ cages and pump them with growth hormone until the cows come home (pun intended)? I digress.

There are two viewpoints in this lawsuit. Environmental groups who believe the Sage Grouse should be able to roam freely and not have their habitat ruined by happy hungry cows… and then of course the ranchers who want to provide their cows a nice meal.

The U.S. Forest Service provided an assessment stating Sage Grouse habitat was not at steak (pun), but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Forest Service to prepare a new environmental assessment to prove both cattle and Sage Grouse can co-exist.

Maybe the cattle ranchers should demand a separate study from the environmentalists proving the existence of Sage Grouse in the area does not put their cows at risk of extinction!

Source: Billings Gazette

The constitution does not prohibit the filing of lawsuits nor does it dictate how or who lawsuits can be filed against. So, this leaves the door wide open for Frivolous Lawsuits. The scum of this great nation take full advantage of these justice system holes leading to thousands of Frivolous Lawsuits being filed each year.

In regards to this lawsuit, Ernie claims he has tried contacting god on several occasions. Further, God allegedly causes “calamitous catastrophes resulting in the wide-spread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants including innocent babes, infants, children, the aged and infirm without mercy or distinction.”

The lawsuit goes on to request a summary judgment or a hearing to command God stop engaging in the acts as conveyed in the lawsuit.

Hopefully God has a sense of humor and will not punish Ernie Chambers for his lawsuit, even if it was just to prove a point.

Source: KETV