Facebook Moderators Seek Millions in Damages from Content A moderator's job must seem thankless. They sit on social media sites or forum pages and tag or even remove content deemed inappropriate or outside of the acceptable parameters. This work must get dull and irritating but must also have its moments of humor [...]
Lady A Versus Lady A…A Strange Case Indeed In the current climate, there are many changes being made to alleviate racial tensions and correct choices that were insensitive to others. Such is the reason that the country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A. Rather than [...]
This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Noisy Kids Uncover Sexist Policies and a Lawsuit Ensues If you are among the millions who found themselves suddenly working from home due to the coronavirus lockdown, you know it presented some new and previously unconsidered challenges. While some had to carve out a workspace in their house or [...]
This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Richard Simmons is Still Winning Anyone who grew up in the 1970s is likely to have seen at least one episode of Richard Simmons’ workout show. Among the first advocates of aerobics, his flamboyant and encouraging show got millions up and off their sofas and in better health. Then, [...]
This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Baptism Burns and Multiple Lawsuits in One Day…Officer What Are You Doing Reading like an impossible fiction novel, a recent article about Hamilton County (TN) Deputy Daniel Wilkey will make many worry that the man is in need of some help or counseling. Why? Well, a list of his [...]
The Case of the Arcade Champ and His High Score If you were a kid in the late 1970s and 1980s, you know all about video arcades and the work (not to mention quarters) it would take to get your name or initials as the high scorer. The excitement kids experienced as [...]
This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Doggie Diapers as Face Masks at the Heart of McDonald’s Lawsuit We all anticipate a spate of lawsuits to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. We have seen unfair workplace practices already bringing suits, and we’ve seen unsafe conditions lawsuits, but what about lawsuits relating to employer-provided safety equipment? In [...]
Sunny Side Up at Triple the Price This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Sunny Side Up at Triple the Price In May of 2020, two lawsuits were filed against egg producers in the United States. Each of the cases focused on price gouging, and agree that egg producers used immense price gouging as the first [...]
Can You Sue Sherlock Holmes? This Weeks Wacky Wednesday Can You Sue Sherlock Holmes As a recent article at Den of Geek noted, from the very first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, it is likely that there was fan fiction emulating the style and character of the great detective. Today, that has evolved [...]
First His Statue and Now His Body? This Weeks Wacky Wednesday First His Statue and Now His Body It is fair to say that we live in interesting times, and even as COVID-19 rages throughout the world, huge social upheaval is also occurring. It is not a new form of social upheaval and [...]