Man Who Broke His Back Falling on Stairs From Bed to Home Office Covered by Work Insurance, Court Rules
A German Federal Court recently ruled that a man who broke his back by falling down the stairs from his bedroom on his way to his home office should be covered by his employer’s workplace accident insurance. According to court documents published last Wednesday, Germany’s Federal Social Court ruled in favor of an unnamed area […]
Man Marries 4 Times, Divorces 3 Times in 37 Day to Qualify for Extended Paid Leave
A Taiwanese man came up with an ingenious of getting extended paid leave from work: he got married four times and divorced three times in just 37 days. According to Taiwanese law, a person has the right to 8 days paid work leave when they get married, which is exactly what one unnamed clerk received […]
Italian Parents Not Obligated to Financially Support Adult Child, Supreme Court Rules
In a landmark ruling that will act as precedent for similar trials in the future, the Italian Supreme Court ruled against the appeal of a 35-year-old man who still expected financial assistance from his parents. The historic sentence marked the end of a five-year case in which an adult part-time music teacher who earned an […]
British Woman Must Remain Married to Her Husband After Judge Rules that Unhappy Marriage Is Not Grounds for Divorce
A woman who has been trying to divorce her husband for three years was recently denied the right to do that by the UK’s highest court, which ruled that an unhappy marriage that had broken down for years was not grounds for divorce. 68-year-old Tini Owens had been hoping to finally end her 40-year marriage […]
Man Legally Changes Gender to Female for Cheaper Car Insurance
A Canadian man who claims he identifies as 100% male legally changed the gender on his identification documents to female in order to save over $1,000 on car insurance. The Alberta man, identified only as David to protect him against possible legal consequences, wanted to buy a brand new car and knew that his insurance […]
South Korean Man Adopted at Age 3 to Be Deported from the U.S. 37 Years Later
Adam Crapser was just three years old when he was flown from South Korea to be adopted by a U.S. family, but because they never bothered to apply for his naturalization, he is to be deported back to his native country 37 years later. Adam was born Shin Song Hyuk, to a mother who abandoned […]