Heartland Newspapers - Lawsuit Abuse

‘A Bird-Brained Idea’

Maureen Martin
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January 09, 2013
As if Chicago police didn’t have enough to do.

High-Heeled Sneaker

Maureen Martin
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January 07, 2013
It’s not unusual for persons claiming workers’ compensation to be caught faking their injuries, but a recent California case has an unusual twist.

Personal Irresponsibility

Maureen Martin
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January 04, 2013
A Wisconsin man who can’t pay almost $100,000 in overdue child support and interest for the nine children he fathered has been sentenced to probation and ordered not to have any more kids unt

Property Casualty

Maureen Martin
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December 28, 2012
Two years ago, the town of Harvey Cedars in New Jersey had a two-story sand dune constructed in front of 190 ocean-front homes to protect them from storms. The U.S.

Beer Battle

Maureen Martin
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December 26, 2012
It’s the real-world equivalent of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, the fictional lawsuit Charles Dickens wrote about in Bleak House.

Gaming the System

Maureen Martin
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December 20, 2012
A Buffalo Bills fan is suing the football team, alleging it sent him too many text messages.

Skin Deep

Maureen Martin
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December 16, 2012
A Chinese man sued his wife for divorce, alleging she tricked him into marrying her by disguising her ugliness with plastic surgery.

Man’s Inhumanity to Maniac

Maureen Martin
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December 14, 2012
A Norwegian man imprisoned for the massacre of 77 people last year has hired a lawyer to complain his prison conditions are “inhumane.”

Men Not Working

Maureen Martin
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December 13, 2012
An Ohio community college forced a construction crew to stop working until its “Men Working” signs were removed because they violated the college’s diversity requirements.

Flight Risk

Maureen Martin
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December 12, 2012
The family of a teenager who stowed away in the wheel well of a Boeing 737 jet at an airport in Charlotte, North Carolina and fell to this death after the plane took off is suing the city, it
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