Moira Japp, a holidaymaker on holiday in Barbados through a package deal with Virgin Holidays, suffered life threatening cuts after walking into a plate glass door in her bikini. Mrs Japp was fully entitled to the £24,000 she got as compensation for the accident which turned her trip to the Crystal Palace Hotel in Barbados into a nightmare.
Article from The Telegraph.
Ottawa man wins legal battle with sister over $32 million jackpot
Sam Haddad, a very lucky man who won $32 million on the jackpot will not have to share any of it as court dismissed his sisters claim that she was entitled to some of the money. Haddad and a friend won the lottery jackpot in 2008, and after the big win Haddad gave his sister $25,000, but she claims that she contributed $1 towards the ticket and so should therefore be entitled to more money from the win. The judge dismissed the case and Haddads sister was offered no more money.
Article from CTV News. 
Feng said that he married his wife out of love, but as soon as they had their first daughter they began to have marital issues due to having a daughter that was apparently incredibly ugly to him; to the point where is horrified Feng. Feng insisted that his wife must of had an affair to be able to give birth to ‘such an ugly child’, but DNA tests proved that the girl and all of his kids were in fact actually his. After searching for the truth Feng found that his wife had undergone $100,000 worth of plastic surgery, he then sued her for $120,000!
Article from The Voice of Russia.
“Leesburg man wins $5.75 million in civil suit”
Bruce McLaughlin was accused of sexually abusing 3 out of 4 of his children; when going through a divorce. Social Services founded him not guilty for sexually abusing his twin daughters, but then founded him guilty for the sexual abuse of his two sons. After McLaughlin spent some time in prison the police then realised they hadn’t checked over the tapes and reports properly from the case, he was then founded not guilty and got a huge sum of money compensation.
Article from Loudoun Times.
Man wins court case, duped into fake appeal
Usually in a court case the person who won the case gets a huge payout from the person they’re suing, however, this was a very different courtcase. Mr David Oonyu won a case in Pallisa District, but was not told, he was told he has lost the case and that to try and win it he should take it to a court in Mbale. Mr Oonyu ended up making endless trips from Pallisa to Mbale to try and win a case he’d already won but never knew.
Article from Daily Monitor.
Uk man wins court case against BBC for 911 cover up
Tony Rooke refused to pay his TV license fee as he alleged that the BBC intentionally misrepresented facts about the 9/11 attacks. It is known worldwide that the BBC reported the collapse of the World Trade Centre Building 7 over 20 minutes before it actually happened. However, WTC 7 was not hit by a plane but collapsed at free-fall speed later that day. He showed the BBC footage to the judge with some other evidence and Rooke was found not guilty and was not fined for failure to pay his licensing fee.
Article from Disclose.
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Mexican man with Asperger’s syndrome wins court battle
Ricardo Adair a 25 year old Mexican with the autistic condition Aspergers won the right to make key decisions about his life without needing parental consent. Before Mr Adair won this right he was not able to apply for a passport, buy a mobile phone or enroll in college or university due to having Aspergers.
Article from BBC.
Local woman wins lawsuit against tobacco companies
Ann Huish lost her husband due to an addiction to smoking, a past smoker, Ann Matthews, commented that she has been trying to quit on and off for about ten years and then its not as easy as just putting them down. “Your body craves the nicotine”. Huish was awarded 3 million dollars in a lawsuit against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris Tobacco Company.
Article from WCTV.
Tampa woman wins lawsuit against Citicorp for pay discrimination
Heidi Wilson was promoted to Manager of Citicorp and was upset when she found out she didn’t get a raise or a bonus; she bypassed this until the same happened again in 2011. Ms. Wilson spoke out about it and ended up getting fired in March 2011 with no severance pay, she then took it to court. More than a year late Wilson received a check of $340,000 in back pay.
Article from Tampa Bay Times.
Hollywood woman wins $1.29 million in lawsuit against Allstate
A Broward Jury ordered an insurance company to pay $1.29 million to one of its customers. Theresa Karl a Hollywood woman was critically injured in a car accident in 2008; her own insurance company, Allstate refused to pay her medical bills following the accident, which was the fault of another driver.
Article from Sun Sentinel.
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