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Man Sues Southwest Airlines Claiming They Owe Him 45 Drinks

Kathy Landin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:30:17 +0000

A frequent flier of Southwest Airlines has filed a lawsuit claiming the airline owes him 45 free alcoholic beverages. He is shaken, stirred and ticked off! Adam Levitt was a regular purchaser of tickets as a part of Southwest’s “Business Select” program. For purchasing the premium-priced tickets, Levitt and other program participants were given coupons [...]

Man Sues Wedding Photographer for the Cost of the Entire Ceremony

Shauna Wright — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:06:54 +0000

After Todd J. Remis of Manhattan got married, he was outraged to discover his photographer missed a few key moments such as the last dance and the bouquet toss, so he decided to sue.

He doesn’t just want the $4,100 photography fee refunded, though. He also wants $48,000 to recreate the entire wedding, including travel costs to fly the bridal party back to New York so the whole thing can be re-shot by another photographer.

Man Files Lawsuit, Claims 'Hangover Part II' Stole from His Life Story

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:53:37 +0000

Michael Alan Rubin claims the story for ‘The Hangover Part II’ was stolen from a screenplay he wrote about his disastrous honeymoon in Thailand. Now, he’s suing Warner Bros. for an unspecified amount of money, claiming the sordid tale is his. According to Rubin, he married a Japanese woman in 2007. However, during their Asian honeymoon she dumped him [...]

Woman Sues Makers of 'Drive' Because It's Not Enough Like 'The Fast & the Furious'

Bob Sassone — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:25:58 +0000

A woman in Michigan is suing movie studio FilmDistrict because she feels she was mislead by the trailer and the marketing for the Nicolas Winding Refn film starring Ryan Gosling.

In her suit, she claims the studio “promoted the film as very similar to ‘The Fast and the Furious,’ or similar, series of movies,” and that she was disappointed to find there was “very little driving in the picture.”