On Point
"A new take on legal news." Features include “story of the day," “on the docket” (upcoming court hearings of interest) and “on file” (recently filed court documents).
Author: Matthew Heller has covered legal news for a variety of publications over the past 18 years.
Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from On Point
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"Vicious" Police Dog Sued for Biting Woman on Butt
If Inez Starks goes to trial in her lawsuit against Warren, Mich., police officers, the judge may have to order one of the defendants not to bark in the courtroom. The suit names nine human…
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Suspect Sues Doc over Forced Surgery to Remove Bullet
In a scenario right out of a TV medical drama, a suspect in the attempted shooting of a used car lot owner has sued the surgeon who tried to remove a bullet from his forehead…
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Imitation of Hit Song Does Not Violate Publicity Rights
Finding no right of publicity in the sound of a voice, a Michigan judge has ruled that '80s rockers The Romantics cannot sue the publisher of the "Guitar Hero" video games for misappropriation of their…
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Judge Doubts Mom Can Win YouTube Takedown Battle
Despite a judge's doubts, a Pennsylvania homemaker appears to have a reasonably strong case that Universal Music acted in bad faith when it asked YouTube to remove a video showing her toddler son dancing to…
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Hot Document: Mattel Wins $100M Award in Bratz Doll Case
Jury verdict form shows the $100 million award to Mattel in its contract and copyright infringement case against the maker of Bratz dolls. The AP incorrectly reported that the award was for $40 million.
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Endurance Stunt Promoter Settles Case Over Suicide
A Texas auto dealership has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit involving its "Hands on a Hardbody" fatigue endurance contest after a judge ruled that it owed a duty to prevent sleep-deprived contestants from harming themselves.
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Woman Wins $1.5M Award in STD Transmission Case
In what may be one of the larger verdicts of its kind, an Iowa jury has awarded $1.5 million to a woman who sued a man for infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease after…
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Setback for 'Ambush' Journalism in Nancy Grace Case
A Florida judge's ruling in a wrongful-death suit against CNN and talk-show host Nancy Grace is the second defeat for a TV network this year in a case involving a suicide that allegedly resulted from…
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Suit Over Porn Actress's Name Heading for Dismissal?
A Houston woman who alleges an actress in a porn film stole her name has admitted she has no "ownership interest" in the name Syvette Wimberly, perhaps dooming her hopes of winning an unusual privacy…
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Judge Cuts $6M Reverse Religious Bias Award to $1.3M
A California judge has reduced a $6.5 million jury verdict to $1.3 million in the "reverse" religious discrimination case of a former employee of a temporary agency who claimed she was denied a promotion because…