Daughter brings father to court over being grounded Court Overturns Grounding of 12 Year Old in Canada Parents can sometimes have it rough. They try to raise their children right, and sometimes that means doling out punishments, and often those punishments are in the form of grounding the child. The grounding can mean [...]
Michael Jordan’s brand was used in a small meat company’s advertisement. Protecting the Michael Jordan Brand Basketball legend Michael Jordan has an image and a brand to maintain. Today, he makes the majority of his money off of his brand, and when something encroaches into that territory, there’s really no other choice but [...]
Wacky Peeping Tom Legal Rights Peeping Tom Sues Police The Peeping Tom Wanted His Stash BackThe world is full of weirdos and creeps, and quite often, they get busted for something that illuminates their strangeness. However, sometimes, the strangeness goes a bit further than normal, as is the case with a peeping Tom [...]
A new trial was ordered because of the weird and crazy actions of a judge. Wacky Judge Antics The Wandering JudgeWhen you think about weird legal cases and trials, you generally think about the crazy and outlandish behavior of criminals and the odd crimes they commit. You don’t generally think about the [...]
Procter & Gamble does not want to pay taxes! Court battle over whether Pringles is considered a potato chip. Pringles and Taxes Have you ever stopped to think about Pringles? They are a snack food, obviously, but what are they really? If you are like most people, you would think that they are [...]
Don’t call your child too much! Court deems 49 calls a day by mother as excessive. Mother Fined for Excessive Phone Calls to Son Most people have a good relationship with their mothers. Some better than others, and some much worse. All families are different. Sometimes though, the divide between the family can [...]
Wacky Seller Of Snake Infested House Sued For Non-Disclosure Of Pest Problem The Snake Infested House Even though the majority of the snakes in the world are actually harmless, and many of them help to keep the rodent population down, people still have a fear of the reptile. Those who might not truly be [...]
Singing butcher receives noise complaint from neighbour and council forces him to stop chopping meat. The Noisy Butcher Complaint Butchers have a hard job. They have to get up early to make sure that they have enough meat ready for their customers by the time the shop opens up, and cutting meat can be [...]
Supreme Court Love Triangle The Love Triangle and the Supreme Court A love triangle seems far more like something you would hear about on Jerry Springer or a soap opera than in a case that goes all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. However, the world is a strange [...]
Strange Laws on the Books in Canada Strange Canadian Laws: Including Can you pay with Pennies? Canada is one of the best countries in the world, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few rather strange laws that are still on the books in many parts of the country. Let’s look at [...]