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400-Pound Felon Sues Over Lack of Clothing in Prison [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Jan 31st 2012

Since they failed to supply him with clothing in his size, he was forced to wear the outfit he was arrested in for 8 months

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TMZynchronicity

Cidu Bill on Jan 27th 2012

Personal synchronicity: Two people sent me Thursday’s Brevity as a CIDU

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(because it’s cheesy??)

And then there was Thursday afternoon’s CJA post

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Update: Escaped Convict Sues the Couple He Held Hostage [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Jan 16th 2012

Okay, I won’t keep you in suspense: the judge dismissed the suit

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Follow-up: ”Superior Legal Mind” Loses His Lawsuit [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Jan 11th 2012

Basically, because he had no right to file it in the first place. Which he probably should have realized, since he supposedly possesses a… well, you know…

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Yahoo, It’s Mountain Dewww! [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Jan 6th 2012

Today, the CJA site has its own Ewww Files entry

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Passenger Who Helped Subdue ”Underwear Bomber” Sues Airlines For His Injuries [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Jan 5th 2012

Article

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Remember that woman suing IMDb for disclosing the fact that she’s over 40? [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Dec 26th 2011

The judge gives her an ultimatum

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Three Monday Morning Claims [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Dec 12th 2011

Facebook claims it owns the rights to both “face” and “book,” the Black Friday Wal-Mart pepper-sprayer claims she’s the victim, and a very bad son claims his mother is dead.

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Escaped Convict Sues Hostages for “Breech” of Contract [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Dec 8th 2011

He claims they’d promised to protect him

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South Carolina Supreme Court: “People Get Hurt Playing Contact Sports. Suck It Up.” [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Dec 7th 2011

(I’d tell you about the time I slid into the third-baseman’s fist, but I really don’t remember too much about it)

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666 [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Nov 23rd 2011

Fired for refusing to wear a “Number of the Beast” sticker

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Lawsuit That Made Me Laugh Out Loud [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Nov 7th 2011

Hypocrisy For Dummies

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Thursday Morning Lawsuits [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Nov 3rd 2011

Kim Kardashian, Hillary Clinton and Iran, Tuition and Human Rights, and Taliban Toyota

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Janet Jackson’s Nipple is Still in the News [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Nov 2nd 2011

The legal consequences of her 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction continue to drag on, bringing up the more interesting question of, Why do the FCC and CBS both refuse to let this go already?

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PETA Sues Sea World [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Oct 26th 2011

For violating the Thirteenth Amendment: the prohibition against slavery.

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Is a Stabbing Death in the Parking Lot of a Taco Bell Covered by Auto Insurance? [CJA]

Cidu Bill on Oct 21st 2011

Is a what covered by what??

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Does Hooters Own the Concept of ”Scantily-Clad Waitresses Serving Chicken Wings”?

Cidu Bill on Oct 3rd 2011

Alas, this lawsuit isn’t as funny as it sounds

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Texas Man Fired for Being Over 600 Pounds (and Sues)

Cidu Bill on Sep 30th 2011

But what’s missing from this story?

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Back in the High Line Again

Cidu Bill on Sep 28th 2011

Should New York City be held liable for this accident?

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Update: “Superior Legal Mind” Calls the Law Firm That Fired Him ‘Vindictive,’ ‘Petty’ and ‘hostile’

Cidu Bill on Sep 27th 2011

Gregory Berry continues to make sure no law firm will ever hire him again

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Teacher’s Halloween Prank Could Cost School 100K

Cidu Bill on Sep 16th 2011

Knock knock. Who’s there? A mask-wearing, chainsaw-wielding psychopath.

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290-Pound Man Sues White Castle Over Too-Small Booths

Cidu Bill on Sep 13th 2011

whitecastle.png…but a few things seem strange about the whole story; I mean, apart from the obvious

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Diabetic Woman Fired For Eating Potato Chips

Cidu Bill on Sep 13th 2011

(maybe)

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Clinging to Their Guns and Multiple Wives

Cidu Bill on Sep 12th 2011

Constitutional arguments for unrestricted gun use and polygamy

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Children Sue Mom for ”Bad Mothering”

Cidu Bill on Sep 9th 2011

As usual, there’s both more and less to this than meets the eye

A very questionable bonus: this is my first audio post.

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