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Ex Employee Carl Jones VS. House
Charge: 'House' Sued By Former Employee Over 'Degenerate Conduct'

Carl Jones, who was dismissed from his role on Hugh Laurie's program in March, has filed papers at Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming he lost his job because he wasn't willing to join in with the "degenerate conduct" of his superiors. He alleges the bad behavior included visits to strip clubs, drug taking and various sexual escapades.

Guilty: 1 Not Guilty: 0

Paul D Ceglia VS. Mark Zuckerberg
Charge: I should own 84 percent of Facebook

Paul D. Ceglia of Wellsville, N.Y., claims in a lawsuit (see below) that he entered into a contract with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2003 to design and develop a Web site that would ultimately become the social-networking giant. The contract entitled Ceglia to a $1,000 fee and a 50 percent stake in the final product, which eventually launched as TheFacebook.com, according to the suit, which was filed in the Supreme Court of New York's Allegany County on June 30.

Guilty: 3 Not Guilty: 2

The American Museum Of Natural History VS. American Airlines
Charge: Destroyed our rare fish

The American Museum of Natural History is suing American Airlines in federal court, accusing the Fort Worth-based carrier of destroying and disposing of rare fish specimens from the Congo that the airline was supposed to deliver to the museum’s laboratory. “We’ve certainly never seen anything like it,” Aaron Albert, the museum’s attorney, said.

Guilty: 0 Not Guilty: 1

Ayman Abu Aita VS. Bruno
Charge: Being portrayed as a terrorist in "Bruno"

The Palestinian activist who sued Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and NBC Universal for defamation in December for being portrayed as a terrorist in "Bruno" has refiled his $110 million lawsuit with a few more bold-faced names as defendants. http://bit.ly/9t6wQu

Guilty: 3 Not Guilty: 2

Father Of A Us Marine VS. Westboro Baptist Church
Charge: Father of US marine killed in Iraq sues anti gay group for picketing his son's funeral

The Indictment:
The father of a U.S. marine killed in Iraq is taking an anti-gay religious group to the Supreme Court after they picketed his son's funeral with hate messages.Albert Snyder is among the hundreds of grieving families who have been targeted by the Westboro Baptist Church, which claims military deaths are punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality.Read more: here

The Statement of Defense:

Guilty: 4 Not Guilty: 2

Google VS. China
Charge: No more censorship for you

Google, the world's leading search engine, has thrown down the gauntlet to China by saying it is no longer willing to censor search results on its Chinese service.The internet giant said the decision followed a cyber attack it believes was aimed at gathering information on Chinese human rights activists.

Guilty: 16 Not Guilty: 7

Jt Elroy VS. Allrise.com
Charge: Misrepresenting/ Misinterpreting my wins on my last two cases.

In my last two cases, I opened them with the intention of convicting those whom I was suing.However, Allrise listed both as losses despite the fact that my goal of prosecuting and convicting the guilty was met.I believe Allrise should a. reimburse me for damages and b. Repair their wins and losses counter.

Guilty: 0 Not Guilty: 2

Playboy VS. Hugh Hefner
Charge: Screwing Playboy

Hugh Hefner has been sued for living the good life and refusing to give it up for the sake of his company.We've obtained a class action lawsuit filed by a Playboy shareholder who claims the company is falling apart and Hugh has intentionally sabotaged two potential deals in the last 6 months to sell the company at a decent price.Read more: http://www..

Guilty: 1 Not Guilty: 5

Lindsay Lohan VS. E-trade
Charge: E-Trade's "milkaholic" ad is using my name as a parody and for profit

Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit. They used the name Lindsay as a parody of my life. E-Trade didn’t get my approval nor offer me compensation for being referred to in the ad.

Guilty: 13 Not Guilty: 97

The People VS. Goldman Sachs
Charge: Overpaying your Executive

Goldman has been at the center of a public debate over how much banks should pay out in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, after taking billions of dollars of federal bailout money.We seek to stop Goldman from allocating roughly 47 percent of 2009 net revenue as compensation, saying such allocations "vastly overcompensate management and constitute corporate waste."

Guilty: 5 Not Guilty: 3

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