Canadian Businessman Claims He Burned $1 Million to Avoid Paying Ex-Wife Child Support
A 55-year-old Ottawa businessman recently shocked a court of law by claiming that he literally burned one million Canadian dollars in cash just to avoid paying his ex-wife child support, as part of their divorce settlement. Bruce McConville told a judge that he withdrew about 1 million Canadian dollars – roughly $750,000 – in 25 […]
Man Requests “Trial by Combat” to Settle Legal Dispute with Ex-Wife
A Kansas man made international news this week after it was revealed that he asked an Iowa court to approve a trial by combat so she could meet his ex-wife and/or her attorney on the field of battle. David Ostrom, a 40-year-old man from Paola, in Kansas, asked the Iowa District Court in Shelby County […]
Inmate Claims He Served His Life Sentence Because He Briefly Died
66-year-old Benjamin Schreiber is very much alive, but hasn’t stopped him from using his death as a way of explaining that he actually served his life sentence for murder. When Shreiber collapsed in his prison cell in 2015, doctors had to resuscitate him five times, which technically means that he died for a brief period […]
Man Wanted by Police for Divorcing Wife Without Telling Her
A Texas man is wanted on a third-degree felony aggravated forgery charge after police discovered that he was trying to get a divorce from his wife without her even knowing he was divorcing her. Paul Nixon, 51, of Harris County, in Texas, allegedly forged his wife’s signature as well as that of a public notary […]
Man Spends Tens of Thousands of Dollars Fighting $120 Speeding Fine, Still Loses
A 71-year-old man in the UK reportedly spent almost 30,000 pounds ($37,000) fighting a 100-pound speeding fine over several years, but in the end sill lost the case. Retired engineer Richard Keedwell’s troubles began in November of 2016, when during a day trip to Worcester, he was clocked by police doing 35mph in a 30mph […]
Man Faces Charges for Pointing “Finger Gun” at Neighbor During Argument
With gun crime so frequent in the United States these days, even making a gun gesture with your hand can put some people on edge. A Pennsylvania man found that out the hard way after being charged with disorderly conduct for pointing a “finger gun” at another man during an argument. The bizarre incident took […]
Vegan Woman Sues Neighbors for Barbecuing in Their Backyard
Cilla Carden, a vegan woman from Perth, in Australia, took her neighbors to court for “deliberately” allowing the smell of barbecued meat and fish to cross onto her property. The frustrated vegan has been in a dispute with both her neighbors since 2017, and has taken one of them court several times, unsuccessfully. After having […]
Man Sues “Extrasensory Service Company” After Psychics Fail to Bring Back His Estranged Wife
The Sixth Sense, a Russian company that allegedly specializes in extrasensory services, fortune-telling, spiritism and astrology, was recently ordered to pay damages to a client after its psychics and magicians failed to bring back his estrange wife. The unnamed plaintiff, from the Siberian city of Omsk, was left by his wife in August of 2017. […]
Woman Gives Birth to Other Couples’ Babies After IVF Mix-Up
A New York couple is suing suing the fertility clinic for mixing up the embryos used in in vitro fertilization, causing the woman to give birth to two babies that were of a different ethnicity and turned out to be related to two other couples using the clinic. According to a federal lawsuit filed in […]
Woman Gets Arrested for Constantly Nagging Husband to Do House Chores
Valerie Sanders, a 58-year-old woman from the UK, spent 17 hours in jail after being charged with “controlling behavior” after allegedly nagging her husband to clean the house instead of his car. Valerie’s troubles with the law began in April of 2018, when during a routine check at her husband Michael’s workplace Jobcentre UK staff […]
Man Sues Brewery Because Pink Beer Promotion Made Him Feel Forced to Identify as a Woman
A Welsh man took UK brewery BrewDog to court over a gender equality promotion that made him feel forced to identify as a woman in order to buy his favorite beer at a discounted price. In March of 2018, Scotland-based brewery BrewDog swapped the blue label of its popular Punk IPA to a pink one and […]
Man Ordered to Compensate Ex-Wife for 27 Years of House Chores
An Argentinian local court ordered a 70-year-old man to pay his ex-wife 8 million pesos ($173,000) as compensation for 27 years of house work. Judge Victoria Famá made the landmark ruling after taking into consideration that the elderly couple’s roles had been well-determined during their 30-year marriage, with the woman, identified only as M.L., taking […]
Rooster’s Loud Crowing Triggers Legal Battle Between Neighbors
Maurice, a proud rooster from the French commune of Saint-Pierre d’Oléron, has become an overnight celebrity after triggering a controversial legal battle with his loud morning crowing. The story of the rooster who sang to loudly has become the topic of a fired-up debate in France. A local family has been sued because Maurice, one of […]
Man Faces Two-Year Prison Sentence for Opening Letter Addressed to His 10-Year-Old Son
A Spanish man risks spending the next two years in prison for opening a letter addressed to his 10-year-old son and using it as evidence in a trial against the boy’s mother. In a hearing held on Wednesday in the Spanish city of Seville, a father was accused by the prosecution of violating his child’s […]
Man Sues Supermarket Chain After Being Cheated Out of $0.008
A Chinese man recently took a supermarket chain to court after allegedly being cheated out of 0.04 yuan ($0.008) because the checkout clerk rounded down the change he was owed. The plaintiff, named only as Xiao, claimed that after shopping at a branch of Yonghui Superstores and offering 55 yuan ($8.16) for groceries worth 54.76 yuan ($8.12), he […]