{"id":5884,"date":"2011-12-23T17:28:51","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T22:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=5884"},"modified":"2011-12-23T17:28:51","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T22:28:51","slug":"what-has-santa-brought-a-one-day-pile-of-lawsuits-for-xmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=5884","title":{"rendered":"What has Santa brought? A one-day pile of lawsuits for Xmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Daily News<\/em>. What can I say? So many lawsuits! Let us count our holiday blessings:<\/p>\n

1. KOd lawsuit gives Kimmel last laugh.<\/strong> Daniel Sondik, a Hasid from Brooklyn, had sued Jimmy Kimmel for “using his image without permission” but his suit was dismissed. “‘It’s an unfortunate decision,” Sondik’s lawyer…said Thursday. He described his client as a poor man who gives strangers blessings for donations.’<\/p>\n

That last sentence has me rolling on the floor.<\/p>\n

Then, directly to the right of that lawsuit is:<\/p>\n

2. NYPD lawyer suing NYPD — sez promotion nixed due to pregnancy.<\/strong> Notable [alleged] quote: “Why should we promote her if she is going out on maternity leave…”<\/p>\n

Then, to the right and above the above:<\/p>\n

3.L.I. medicine man wants IRS to sweat. Shinnecock sues over $329G tax lien.<\/strong> “An Indian medicine man is accusing the tax man of crimping his ability to run a sweat lodge and other spiritual activities on a Long Island reservation…”<\/p>\n

The complaint states, “Smith’s spiritual activities are, in part, directed a helping Shinnecock and other Indican peoples heal and overcome the spiritual difficulties which have and continue to afflict them as a People due to their history at the hands of the U.S. Government and the British Crown over the last 400 years…”<\/p>\n

4. Waiter hits Batali with harass suit.<\/strong> “Celebrity chef Mario Batali stood by while workers at his famed Babbo eatery repeatedly smacked a waiter in the rump, a lawsuit charges.”<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> And the Kardashians<\/strong> are getting in on the litigious Xmas act:<\/p>\n

<\/strong>The Kardashian clan .. leaves no stone unturned in safeguarding its media and fashion empire. This much has been made clear based on the reality TV family’s reaction to a recent claim that they are involved in a major sweatshop scandal.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to TMZ, the Kardashians are planning to take the issue to court, calling the reports libelous and unfair.<\/em><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Star magazine reported that the famous family used child slave labor in their Chinese factories…<\/em><\/p>\n

I never believed in Santa. Until today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s Daily News. What can I say? So many lawsuits! Let us count our holiday blessings: 1. KOd lawsuit gives Kimmel last laugh. Daniel Sondik, a Hasid from Brooklyn, had sued Jimmy Kimmel for “using his image without permission” but … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t