Disney in Anaheim were forced to close the Disneyland workers were recently forced to close the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction after a ride security camera caught a woman apparently dumping human remains. Continue reading “Disney Shuts Down Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction After Woman Appears to Toss Out the Cremated Remains of Loved One”
Category: Torts
It is foruntate for a repo man in Spokane that intent is required for either kidnapping in criminal law or false imprisonment in torts. Continue reading “Repo Man Takes Car with Kids Inside”
A tragic case has emerged in St. Charlies MO, where there has been a horrendous wrong committed by adults against a child but no legal action. A chld Megan Meier is dead but neither criminal nor civil action will be taken. Continue reading “Girl Commits Suicide After Adult Neighbor Allegedly Fakes a MySpace Personality to Become Her Friend and Then Attack Her”
In the ever-increasing list of taser controversies, a new video has surfaced showing a very graphic and disturbing example of how this device can kill. This video comes from the Vancouver airport. Continue reading “Shocking Video Shows Man Tasered to Death at Vancouver Airport”
An animal control company working for the government has been accused of a massacre of pets that included burning some alive or tossing live animals from a bridge for a 50 foot plunge. Continue reading “Alleged Animal Control Technique in Puerto Rico: Throwing Pets Off Bridge by the Dozens”
Four transplant patients have been informed that their organ donor was infected with the AIDS virus and hepatitis C in a case that has exposed a serious flaw in the system for implants. Continue reading “Chicago Hospitals Implant AIDS and Hepatitis C Tainted Organs into Four Patients”
Myrna Jones, a 65-year-old great-grandmother from was held for hours and strip searched at the Yonkers Raceway casino in search for a missing winner’s slip. Continue reading “Casino Holds Great-Grand Mother for Almost Three Hours and Conducts Strip Search”
Paul Laulu, 11, was being taught how to drive by his father, Antonio, when he put the truck in gear and went racing backwards. Continue reading “11-Year-Old Rams Truck into Fence, His Father, and 72-Year-Old Lady”
A recent video out of New York shows a dentist coming unglued after finding a car blocking his parking space. Continue reading “Count the Torts and Crimes: Video Shows Dentist in Road Rage Incident”
A jury found Douglas Hoffman, a 60-year old Ariz. man, was found guilty of cutting down or poisoning 546 trees from October 2004 until his arrest in November 2005. Continue reading “Man Convicted of Cutting and Poisoning 500 Trees for View in Nevada”
In China, shoppers trampled three people to death and injured at least 31 in the rush to by discounted rapeseed oil. Continue reading “Bargain Shoppers Kill 3 and Injure Dozens”
A Portsmouth, N.H. mother has been charged with child endangerment after allowing her 15-year-old take her SUV on a joy ride. Continue reading “Mother Charged After Underage Son Crashes SUV”
It is called a Roe v. Wade for Men claim: when men demand the right to refuse to procreate or, if denied that right, the responsibility to pay child support. Continue reading “Court Rejects Roe v. Wade for Men Claim”
In Georgia, Rachelle McIntosh has accused UPS of losing her mother’s ashes, which she mailed to New Jersey because she was unable to take the urn on the plane with her. Continue reading “Lost Ashes: How UPS May Have Turned a Bailment Case into a Defamation Case”
Dr. George Trusty (yes, that is his name) is a dentist who loves dancing, even when working on patients. Recently, while dancing to the tune fo Car Wash, Trusty is accused of snapping off a drill bit in her head — lodging it near her eye. Continue reading “Dancing Dentist Sued by Injured Patient”