An Army veteran has filed a lawsuit, accusing a surgeon at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut of leaving a scalpel inside his body–where it remained for four years before being discovered. According to the Hartford Courant, Glenford Turner, 61, claimed underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy at the West Haven VA on August 30, 2013. He reportedly …
Nearly two months after his death, Charles Manson’s body reportedly remains in limbo as the legal battle over his estate continues. Probate Judge David J. Cowan announced Monday that divvying up Manson’s estate and releasing his remains are two separate issues, meaning that the convicted killer’s longtime pen pal and Manson’s grandson will have to wait …
A British woman is expected to argue in court that winning the lottery “ruined her life” in an attempt to attain a judgment against Europe’s prevailing lottery system. As the New York Post reported, 21-year-old Jane Park’s primary complaint is that the program should not be accessible to minors. She was 17 when she won …
Just four days before Christmas Day, an Oregon couple who previously had their two boys taken away, got their youngest son back. The Oregonian reports that 10-month-old Hunter will now spend his first Christmas at home with his parents, Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler, of Redmond. In July, a judge took Hunter away due to the …
A mother of 17 in Tampa, Florida, is in hot water yet again as she and her 12 children are reportedly facing eviction from their home during the holiday season. Per WFLA, the Tampa Housing Authority pays for Angel Brown’s (neé Adams) rent. However, the mother and husband Eric Brown are entangled in a nasty …
On Thursday, the Oregon Court of Appeals announced they would uphold a $135,000 fine against a Gresham-based bakery who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. According to the Portland Tribune, the Court agreed with the Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) determination that Sweet Cakes by Melissa violated Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer’s civil …
A former employee at a Pennsylvania hospital who had an operation at her job accused a co-worker of taking photos of her private parts that were later circulated throughout the workplace. According to the Observer-Reporter, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a 39-page complaint earlier this month. In it, Doe explained that she was undergoing incisional hernia …
Five people are reportedly fighting to claim infamous cult leader Charles Manson’s remains a month after his death. According to the Los Angeles Times, issues arose after people in Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California all attempted to claim Manson’s remains. Claimants include Manson’s grandson and the convicted killer’s longtime pen pal and memorabilia collector, Michael …
A convicted killer who refused to listen to his murder victim’s family in court was reportedly forced to hear their statements–five times over to be exact–on his way to prison. Jeffrey Willis was convicted in November of the murder of Rebekah Bletsch. Authorities believe Willis shot and killed Bletch in June 2014 after she refused to …
Reports indicate a woman in Switzerland was fined after a court ruled that she illegally accessed her husband’s email account in exposing his multiple infidelities. According to the Telegraph, the unnamed woman faced a charge of unauthorized intrusion for logging into the account — even though the husband and wife openly shared their respective passwords. …
Legal experts who weighed in on the recent court decision that Making a Murderer‘s Brenden Dassey’s murder and rape confession was not coerced, claim that getting his case in front of the Supreme Court for appeal is a “long shot” at best. ”Any appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is a long shot,” said Michael …
A California family has sued Target, accusing the retailer of selling a potty trainer that nearly ripped a 3-year-old’s penis off. The Press-Enterprise reported that the Riverside family is suing Target for selling the weePOD Basix potty trainer, a product that they say Target knew was dangerous. The manufacturer, Prince Lionheart, was also listed in the …
