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Minnesota High School Sued Over 'Wigger Day'

Black students says it was offensive

(Newser) - A former student is suing her high school for allegedly letting fellow students celebrate “Wigger Day,” the Huffington Post reports. “Wigger is a pejorative slang term for a white person who emulates the mannerisms, language and fashions associated with African-American culture,” the lawsuit says. Though the...

Feds Sue Alabama Over Immigration Law

Says law oversteps its bounds, interferes with federal policy

(Newser) - In a move that will shock exactly no one, the Department of Justice is treating Alabama’s extraordinarily harsh illegal immigration law the same way it treated Arizona’s: It’s suing. The DOJ is asking for an injunction stopping the law from going into effect on Sept. 1, arguing...

Hotel Guest Sues Over 75-Cent USA Today

Hotels shouldn't provide newspapers unless requested: federal lawsuit

(Newser) - You know those copies of USA Today that sometimes get left outside your hotel room door? Apparently they're not free, at least not at the Hilton Garden Inn Sonoma County Airport, which one guest learned to his dismay. Now Rodney Harmon has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the...

Rescuers Sue Woman They Saved From Burning Vehicle

David Kelley filed suit after hearing driver had been attempting suicide

(Newser) - What began as a heroic rescue of an Ohio woman from her burning vehicle has turned into a nightmare for the two Good Samaritans who sustained life-altering physical and emotional damage while saving her life—leading them to sue her, the Columbus Dispatch reports. David Kelley and Mark Kinkaid spotted...

Woman Sues Employer for Sex Injury on Business Trip

Light fixture fell, and now she wants damages

(Newser) - A government employee in Australia is suing her employer because she got injured while having sex at a motel during a business trip. The woman thinks she deserves compensation because a light fixture fell on her, inflicting injuries to her face and causing mental distress, reports the Daily Telegraph .

Lucas Loses Copyright Fight Over Stormtroopers

Helmet designer can keep selling replicas: UK Supreme Court

(Newser) - For at least one day, the force is not with George Lucas. The head of the Star Wars empire has lost a lawsuit against a prop designer over the right to sell replica Imperial Stormtrooper helmets, reports the BBC . The UK Supreme Court ruled that Andrew Ainsworth—who designed the...

ACLU, Gawker to Drop Suit Vs. Christie, Ailes

Governor's office releases schedule entry showing private dinner

(Newser) - New Jersey's ACLU says it will likely drop a lawsuit filed earlier today against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie after Christie's office released records that seemingly indicate that he met with Fox News chief Roger Ailes last year. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of a Gawker...

Leighton Meester Sues Her Mom

'Gossip Girl' actress says mom spent money for bro on plastic surgery

(Newser) - Now that's harsh. Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is suing her own mom. Meester, who plays snarky Blair, says she gave her mom money for medicine and treatments for little brother Lex, who suffers from major medical issues, reports TMZ . But her mother used it instead for plastic surgery,...

Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy Over Lookalike

Melissa Molinaro not only looks like Kim, she might be dating Kim's ex

(Newser) - Melissa Molinaro looks eerily like Kim Kardashian. She's rumored to be dating Kardashian's ex-boyfriend. She even has a similarly alliterative name. Is it any wonder Kardashian might be a little bitter? The reality show star is suing Old Navy for using Molinaro in its new "Super C-U-T-E"...

Lawsuit: NFL Hid Concussion Effects for 90 Years

75 ex-players suing the league

(Newser) - A group of 75 former NFL players is suing the league, claiming that it has been hiding the harmful effects of the concussions for nearly a century. “The NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions,” the lawsuit...

Hindus Can Sue Restaurant for Serving Them Meat

They want New Jersey eatery to foot price of trip to India for purification

(Newser) - Easy winner for lawsuit of the day: A state appellate panel in New Jersey has ruled that Hindu diners can sue a restaurant that mistakenly served them meat for the price of a trip to India, the Star-Ledger reports. The 16 vegetarians say they must purify their souls and can...

Girl Sues Dad Shot in Road Rage Attack

Father's middle finger 'escalated the situation': lawyer

(Newser) - An 11-year-old is suing her father after he was shot in a road-rage clash—while she was in the car. At issue: Dad Thomas Timko gave another man the finger after the man cut him off while driving. That “escalated the situation” and ultimately led to the four shots...

Texas Woman: I Was Fired for Gray Hair

She says her boss even offered to help dye it

(Newser) - Maybe another reason to dread that first gray hair: A 52-year-old former real estate branch manager says she was fired because she wouldn't dye her hair. She claims her boss ordered her to hide her gray hair and wear "younger fancy suits" when the branch moved to an...

Mom Sues Frat Over Son's Hazing Death

Suit says teen was tied up, forced to drink until he passed out

(Newser) - The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is facing a $25 million lawsuit over the alcohol-related hazing death of a Cornell University student, reports the AP . George Desdunes, 19 years old and already a full-fledged member of the frat, had his hands and feet bound in a mock kidnapping ritual and was...

Gaga Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off Charity

Her own charity, to boot

(Newser) - Lady Gaga set up a charity to benefit victims of the Japan earthquake—nice, right? Not according to a lawyer from Michigan's 1-800-LAW-FIRM, who is suing the star and accusing her of ripping off that very charity, Radar reports. Gaga sold We Pray For Japan wristbands for $5, plus...

Apple Sues Galaxy Maker Samsung Over iPad, iPhone Patents in South Korea
 Apple Sues Samsung Again 
Jun 24, 2011 11:38 AM CDT

Apple Sues Samsung Again

Follows US suit over similarities between iPads, iPhones, Galaxy series

(Newser) - Apple and Samsung continue trading lawsuits around the world: Now, Apple has filed a new patent-infringement suit in South Korea against its tablet-making rival. Apple has already filed a suit against Samsung in the US, holding that the firm’s Galaxy gadgets “slavishly” copy Apple’s own; Samsung, for...

Lawsuit: Gov. Scott Running Florida a la Monty Python

Florida governor sued by blind woman for rules change

(Newser) - A blind Florida woman is suing Gov. Rick Scott over his order suspending the state’s rulemaking process—and her attorneys had some fun with the filing. Rosalie Whiley thinks the governor overstepped his constitutional bounds, while the governor says he has the “ supreme executive power ” to do...

Underwire Bikini Sears Sunbather's Breasts

Long Island woman sues manufacturer after blisters

(Newser) - Now that's a hot bod. A Long Island sunbather is suing a bikini company after she suffered serious burns on her breasts when her underwire top started cooking on a 90-degree day, according to court documents "After about an hour, I was hurting," Robin Corrente, 50, told...

Accident Driver Accused of Having Sex at 85mph

Drunk was speeding, having sex, and partly in backseat, lawsuit claims

(Newser) - A driver who crashed into a taxi on Washington's Beltway last year was having one hell of a 21st birthday, according to a court case that caught the eye of the Washington Post . A lawsuit filed by the driver of the taxi states that at the time of the...

Playboy Model Sues After Trampoline Photo Shoot

Denise Underhill wants more than $25K for injury that required surgery

(Newser) - Sexy: a model jumping on a trampoline. Definitely not sexy: tearing the meniscus in your right knee. But the latter is what Denise Underhill claims happened to her in a new lawsuit filed against Playboy. Underhill’s suit says she was asked "to jump on a trampoline ... in order...

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