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<title><![CDATA[Author Loses Case Over Portraying Friend as "Slut"]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA["Dog Fricassee?" Law Firm Sued Over Vietnam Insults]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Dog-Fricassee-Law-Firm-Sued-Over-Vietnam-Insults.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Vietnamese-American woman who says attorneys at a Virginia law firm insinuated she cooked up meals from dogs and cats has filed an employment lawsuit that may test the boundary between office banter and actionable discrimination on the basis of national origin.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wind Gusts Make Homeowners Liable for Auto Accident]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Injured Woman Sues Bar Over Perils of Pole-Dancing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Injured-Woman-Sues-Bar-Over-Perils-of-Pole-Dancing.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even if an Arizona woman who was injured while pole-dancing at a sports bar should have known of the perils of pole-dancing, the owners of the bar may still be liable for failing to install the pole correctly.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube Poster Wins Key Battle Over Prince Letters]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Kin of Radio Stunt Victim Win Record $16.5M Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Kin-of-Radio-Stunt-Victim-Win-Record-$16.5M-Award.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The attorney for the survivors of a woman who died after taking part in a radio station's water-drinking contest says a record $16.57 million jury award is a clear rejection of the view that tort law allows people to avoid responsibility for their own actions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweat Lodge Suit Says Guru Barred Escape From Heat]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Anxious Monkey Owner Can't Take Animal out in Public]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Anxious-Monkey-Owner-Can-t-Take-Animal-out-in-Public.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Missouri judge didn't monkey around with a woman who claims a Bonnet Macaque monkey is trained to assist her with anxiety and agorophobia, finding the animal was "equivalent to a household pet" and does not qualify as a "service animal" under disability law.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge OKs Twitter-Libel Suit Against Rocker Love]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Judge-Allows-Twitter-Libel-Suit-Against-Rocker-Love.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rocker Courtney Love's attempt to squelch a first-of-its-kind libel lawsuit by portraying herself as a consumer watchdog has failed as a judge ruled that her incendiary Twitter postings about a fashion designer are not speech about a public issue.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interracial Couple's Case Tests Judicial Immunity]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Veil-Wearing Muslim Woman Drops Battle With Judge]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Blind Lawyer Loses Case of Sex, Lies and Credit Cards]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Landlord Says "Sexy Golfing" Cost Him Rental Business]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Landlord-Says-Sexy-Golfing-Cost-Him-Rental-Business.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A property owner in an exclusive South Florida resort community has sued an operator of porn websites, alleging he can no longer rent his apartments out after BangBros.com used one of them for a video shoot without his permission.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Playboy Settles Suit Over Porn Star's On-Air Sex Antics ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Playboy-Settles-Suit-Over-Porn-Star-s-Sex-Antics.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Playboy Enterprises has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former producer of its "Night Calls" radio show rather than let a jury decide whether bawdy behavior in the context of a sex-themed show is illegal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chuck Yeager Tries Again to Stretch Right of Publicity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Chuck-Yeager-Tries-Again-to-Stretch-Publicity-Law.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opening a new front in a misguided legal attack, famed test pilot Chuck Yeager has sued computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices for comparing the release of a new product to his breaking of the sound barrier.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman Blames Study Abroad Program for Rape in Mali]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Woman-Blames-Study-Abroad-Program-for-Rape-in-Mali.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[An unusual negligence case arising from the rape of an American woman in the African nation of Mali could set a precedent that makes study abroad programs liable for failing to warn students of cultural differences with their host countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-Maid Can Sue Kobe for Domestic Worker Rights]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Ex-Maid-Can-Sue-Kobe-for-Domestic-Worker-Rights.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind decision, a California judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant's former housekeeper can use a law protecting people from "personal insult" to sue the NBA star and his wife for wrongful termination.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Death Row Inmate Sues to Block Execution Do-Over]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Death-Row-Inmate-Sues-to-Block-Execution-Do-Over.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a case that is an uncomfortable echo of a death do-over in 1947, an Ohio death row inmate who avoided lethal injection when technicians could not find a vein has asked a judge to bar a second attempt to "torture him to death."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman's Death Blamed on Hotel Exec's "Hedonism"]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Woman-s-Drug-Death-Blamed-on-Hotel-Exec-s-Hedonism.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Taking employment law into uncharted waters, a $645 million lawsuit alleges the operator of the Hard Rock resort in Las Vegas is liable for the death of its former CEO's girlfriend because it consented to his "hedonistic lifestyle."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Porn Mogul Joe Francis Goes Wild Again in Deposition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Porn-Mogul-Joe-Francis-Goes-Wild-Again-in-Deposition.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soft porn mogul Joe Francis' disruptive antics in a deposition described by a judge as a "waste of time and money" almost resulted in plaintiffs winning a default judgment against him in a lawsuit that alleges he sexually exploited minors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Home Gender Test is a Home Wrecker, Mother Says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Home-Gender-Test-is-a-Home-Wrecker-Mother-Says.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the latest false advertising lawsuit against the provider of a prenatal gender detection test, six New York women claim they suffered "devastating effects" -- including a broken marriage –- after learning their test results were inaccurate.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Flamboyant" Stylist Sues Salon for Sex Stereotyping]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Flamboyant-Stylist-Sues-Salon-for-Stereotyping.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A male hair stylist who says a supervisor told him it was "socially unacceptable" for him to "look like a girl" has filed a discrimination lawsuit that alleges sex stereotyping was alive and well in the unlikely setting of a hair salon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cruise Passenger Settles Wedding Cake Allergy Case ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Cruise-Passenger-Settles-Wedding-Cake-Allergy-Case.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bride who claimed a cake containing coconut ruined her wedding reception on a cruise ship has sailed off with a settlement from the ship's operator in which she received a "nominal amount" of damages and credits toward a future cruise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crocs Settles Safety Suits Over Escalator Injuries]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Crocs-Settles-Safety-Suits-Over-Escalator-Injuries.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Financially troubled footwear maker Crocs, Inc. has recently settled at least five design defect lawsuits rather than contest allegations that its popular foam rubber clogs are unsafe for children to wear on moving escalators.]]></description>
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