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California Man Says 'Match.com Is A Scam,' Files Lawsuit

Online dater claims the popular site fabricates 90 percent of its subscribers.

The powers that be behind Match.com make some hefty claims to entice would-be subscribers to lay down $40 a month for membership. They say 20,000 singles join the online dating community every day, and that hundreds of thousands of people find love on the site each year. But one unsatisfied subscriber says these claims are false.

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Woman Sues Her Facebook Fling Post-Breakup

Michigan cougar hit her Facebook Mafia Wars "ex" with a lawsuit after he met someone else.

Caution, social media users of America: Facebook could get you sued. Or, rather, it could get you sued if you lead someone on while playing Mafia Wars.

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Waitresses Sue Over Casino's Skimpy Flapper Costumes

Nine women say they were fired because they were "too old" to wear the casino's racy new frocks

A group of former Atlantic City cocktail waitresses is suing the casino where they worked after being fired because they were "too old" to wear a sexy new outfit the resort debuted. The Hotel Resorts Casino has found itself the target of a discrimination lawsuit by nine of the 16 women it gave pink slips to after it introduced a back-baring flapper-inspired waitress uniform over Memorial Day weekend.

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Transgender Man Born As Woman Fighting For Manhood In Court

A transgender man is suing his former employer after being fired based on his gender.

In a dog eat dog world, life can be pretty tough sometimes. It can be even tougher when someone doesn’t accept us for who we are, for our sexual orientation, etc. And such is for El’Jai Devoureau--a transgendered woman who is suing the company who recently fired him.

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Couple Wins Lawsuit Against Worst Wedding Videographer Ever

A British couple sues their wedding videographer for his terrible work and wins $1000 in damages.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but for British couple Martin and Heidi Shubrook, a video is worth a thousand dollars. When Martin and Heidi received their video, all they saw was grass. Literally. Plus other shots that were taken at odd-angles. So, they did what any couple would do: they sued. The two were awarded $1,000 for the mishap.

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Jilted Bride Sues Cheating Ex-Fiancé For Cost Of Canceled Wedding

A woman wants more than $60,000 from her ex after he allegedly cheated at his Vegas bachelor party.

Can we just say this? What happens in Vegas does not stay there. Just ask almost-groom Robert Leighton, who definitely found that out the hard way. Apparently, the Chicago lawyer went a bit too far at his bachelor party and was hit with a lawsuit courtesy of his ex-bride-to-be. She discovered his Sin-City hook-up, and he discovered that poor decisions always crawl back home with you.

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New Business: Let Me Fund Your Divorce! (For A Cut Of Winnings)

New firms finance divorce costs in exchange for part of their client's earnings.

Divorce can be a messy business. As if the emotional fallout from a broken marriage weren't stressful enough, the legal bills and settlements are a major point of concern for spouses who have an entire lifestyle to lose. In response to the rising costs of divorce, firms like Balance Point Divorce Funding, have begun investing money into divorce proceedings for a cut of the winnings.

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Wife Sues Mistress For $5 Million... And Wins

A mistress owes one North Carolina wife $5.8 million for ruining her marriage.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and Dr. Lynn Arcara made this much clear when she sued the women who broke up her marriage for $5.8 million. And won. Well, sort of.

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Brad And Angelina Are JUST FINE, OKAY?!

Brangelina are not breaking up, and will sue your face off if you say they are. Neener neener.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie won a pile of money from the British tabloid News of the World today, because the rag reported back in January that the impossibly pretty couple was splitting up. Well. That'll show those irresponsible gossipmongers the error of their ways.

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Couple Sues Shrink Due To His Bad Advice

Allegedly, bad advice was given, and an affair ensued.

It turns out that psychologists are just like the rest of us: prone to making mistakes and giving medium-to-bad advice. A couple in New York are laying down the lawsuit with the couple's couples therapist. The man, actor Guido Venitucci, says his shrink hectored him into having an affair, and now he and his wife want some financial restitution.

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Woman Sues Phone Company For Ruining Her Marriage

One woman is suing a phone company for revealing her affair, thereby ending her marriage.

One woman is suing a phone company for revealing her affair, thereby sending her marriage to ruin. Gabriella Nagy, a Toronto native, engaged in an affair that lasted just a few weeks. Her husband eventually discovered her infidelity and, evidently, having no one to blame but herself…she blamed her cell phone company.