This year’s World No Tobacco Day focuses on 100 percent Smoke-Free Environments as the only measure to protect people, especially women and children, and people in the workplace, from exposure to second hand tobacco smoke. picked by suebe 3 years ago

The Utah-based Anti-Spam company Unspam Technologies has filed a one billion dollar lawsuit on behalf of over twenty thousand internet users. The suit was filed in Virginia under the CAN-SPAM Act and Virginia law. The question that comes to mind is exactly who is the lawsuit aimed at? picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Ontario Government has launched a lawsuit seeking $50 billion from "Big Tobacco". picked by Moogle 2 months ago

An elderly spinster who broke her neighbour's arm by attacking him with a spade during a dispute over a garden fence has been jailed for 24 weeks. picked by topofall 1 year ago

The mother of a Simi Valley man killed in a September train crash in Chatsworth filed a negligence lawsuit Tuesday against the company that employed the Metrolink engineer. picked by rubber2002 11 months ago

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God.

Update to This picked by KerOBeroS32 1 year ago

A St. Louis Cardinals fan has filed a lawsuit against a tattoo parlor for typos in a design meant to honor the Cards' 2006 World Series win. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

To protect people against the dangers of second-hand smoke, smoking tobacco is banned in public areas. You can still smoke cannabis, provided it isn't mixed with tobacco. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A Dallas woman has filed a lawsuit seeking six figures from a former neighbor and landlord for damage she says was caused by cigarette smoke wafting through adjoining walls of her high-end townhome. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

"It was something that hit me. It was instinct that I needed to get them out and save them so they wouldn't die," she said. "When it first started, just the couch was on fire, but when I drug him out, by the time I got back in, the whole living room was black smoke and I couldn't see nothing." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The uber idea they claim Pepsi stole from them? Selling purified bottled water. No sh*t. One billion dollars.

For their part, Pepsi (who's lawyers never showed up for the trial) claims the statute of limitations should preclude the lawsuit. But also that they weren't aware of the lawsuit until after the ruling.

I'd LOVE to see the board meeting where they talk about this one! picked by Moe 1 month ago

"Traci Turner said she filed the lawsuit on behalf of her son, Chase Jackson, who caught a bat at school last September and played with it for two hours."

What on earth is a high school kid doing with a bat for 2 hours? picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

A number of companies have had a lawsuit filed against them from Lionsgate film studio after they used a line from movie Dirty Dancing on their merchandise without permission. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A US lawsuit, claiming tobacco firms duped smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful, gets the go ahead. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Sigh...it has come to this then. Sources for the Stones were quoted as saying "Ronnie and Keith have been smoking on stage for the last three decades and they're not going to stop for the next two" Don't they realize that cigarette smoke and tar is ALL that keeps Keith alive nowadays? (seriously someone should get some of the man's DNA - I bet it cures cancer) picked by moe 2 years ago

The legislator who filed a lawsuit against God has gotten something he might not have expected: a response. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

update to this...

The $6 million lawsuit filed by the New York City street performer known as The Naked Cowboy against M&Ms candy maker Mars Inc can go forward on grounds of trademark infringement, a judge ruled on Monday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Do you smoke? Well, you better be careful where. I don't smoke, and I don't like the smell, but what some people are doing to smokers makes me say give me a break. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

This study adds to the already strong evidence that secondhand smoke causes heart attacks, and that passing 100 percent smoke-free laws in all workplaces and public places is something we can do to protect the public.... picked by drogue 2 months ago

A 25-year-old woman was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault for getting into an argument with her boyfriend over whether his dog should be in the bathroom while the couple were taking a shower together. picked by muppet 2 years ago