Today, Coach dropped a trademark infringement suit alleging Target sold counterfeit versions of a popular purse, the Python Signature Striped Demi.
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Subway Sub Fingerlickin’
By 10.23.06
It’s been too long since we reported on a severed human finger found in fast food. Such stories are just so exciting! Yes, invariably they are scams. But for a brief moment, your soul heaves in exhilaration, and you begin weaving wonderful fantasies about that poor, shriveling digit. Was it a back kitchen knife fight? Does the manager require Yakuza-like atonement from his wayward staff?
Spammer Mad That People Call Him A Spammer
By 10.16.06
A Chicago area spammer took London-based anti-spam outfit, Spamhaus, to court. E360 was mad that Spamhaus had added their ip addresses and names to a blacklist.
U-Haul Keel-Hauled Over Gas Charges
By 10.9.06
Everyone hates U-Haul lately. From booking appointments and then not honoring them to charging you for canceling bookings that you didn’t want, the company tops our long list of scummy corporations.
Continental’s In-flight Headphones Make Ears Bleed
By 10.2.06
51-year-old Vanessa Saunder is suing Continental Airlines after defective in-flight headphones blew out her hearing. She says that mid-flight,
Refreshing: Limewire Sues the RIAA
By 9.26.06
In a move as refreshing as a cool summer breeze, the pirates from Limewire are sueing the RIAA for anti-trust violations and a bunch of other cool shit.
Kmart Settles A Bunch of Lawsuits
By 9.20.06
It’s a big day at Kmart. They’ve settled a bunch of lawsuits and they’re ready to move on. To what, I don’t know. I haven’t been inside a K-mart since 1983, and neither has anyone else without a lawsuit pending.
AOL Now Looking in Spammer’s Grandpappy’s Yard For Gold
By 9.6.06
Rebuffed by former neo-Nazi Davis Wolfgang Hawke’s parents, AOL turned to his grandparent’s yard in their search for gold. AOL won a $13 million spam suit against Hawke last year but has been unable to collect. They’re convinced Hawke buried $351,000 in gold and platinum bars on his parent’s property. Or his grandparents. Whoever comes first.
Foxconn Nukes iPod City Journalists From Orbit
By 8.30.06
Foxconn was ill-pleased with the allegations of two Chinese journalists that they had set-up massive iPod sweatshops in Rural Red Country. How ill-pleased are they? As they previously warned, they are suing these guys into oblivion.
AOL Digs For Bars of Golds in Spammer’s Backyard
By 8.16.06
It’s official: AOL is koo-koo for cracko puffs.
UPDATE: RIAA Sucks Own Loogie Off File-Sharer’s Grave
By 8.15.06
Apparently mortified by the negative publicity they have received for suing the children of a dead man who is accused of file infringement (and obviously in no position to defend himself), the RIAA has declared a “temporary suspension” of the “productive settlement discussions” they were having with the grieving.
MPAA Finally Sues The Wrong Guy
By 7.26.06
Nine times out of ten, you can just walk up to anyone on the street and punch them right in the face, scot-free. Hey, go try it. The nonconfrontational pansy on the other end will sputter impotently for a few minutes, speechless as he tries to comprehend the unexpected development, then finally squeal, “Hey, man! Like what the fuck!”
