Lehto's Law

A woman has sued the IRS, asking a court to allow her to claim her dog as a dependent.

An Ohio dogbite victim sued the dog's owner and the landlord of the mobile home park which allowed dog's; the Ohio statute on dig bites appears to allow for the suit to proceed against the landlord - and the state...

Cameras on their car caught a parking enforcement officer chalking their tires, and then ticketing their car two minutes later, when the meter had not expired yet. The ticket has since been dismissed. Here is the video...

Pottstown (PA) had an ordinance that allowed for the borough to inspect rental units every other year without a warrant and without permission; the IJ brought suit on behalf of two tenants and a landlord and the court...

When National Parks stopped accepting cash for entry, a federal lawsuit was filed; a court just dismissed the case.

The juror mentioned the trial in a podcast recorded during the trial and then talked about the trial after; the defendants say it showed that she had a bias that she did not disclose during jury selection. The juror...

An HOA says it warned a builder that the home they were building was too close to a property line; the house is now built, people are living in it, but the judge has said that tearing it down might be the only solution.

A jury convicted the man of fraud but the judge said she was bothered by the amount of circumstantial evidence - among other things - so she threw out the guilty verdict. The MN AG is appealing.

A bar owner was prosecuted in a case which fell apart and appeared to have been brought maliciously; even though the lower court was going to let the case proceed, an appeals court reversed the ruling.

A company is launching balloons which carry AI-robots that photograph property from above, primarily for businesses like insurance companies, that want to look at your property from above.

A man was charged with trespassing for walking along the beach of Lake Michigan (in Wisconsin) in front of private property - and the argument is: Where does the private property end and where does the public property...

The AZ supreme court has ruled that the stay right law can lead to a lawful traffic stop, meaning that the search which ensues very well could lead to admissible evidence.

The estate of Johnny Cash is suing Coca-Cola for using music sung by someone who sounds a bit too much like Johnny Cash - and there is precedent for suing over the use of a 'soundalike' in a commercial.

The heating oil was dumped into the basement of a house with the same street name and address number but in the wrong city.

A man fatally injured in a car crash blamed his girlfriend (who was driving) saying she crashed the car on purpose - then he died. His statement will most like be admissible in court.

A new law in FL has harsh penalties for drivers with license plate frames on their cars, among other things.

Somehow, no one caught that the home was in an HOA, and there were several people who should have caught it.

The shop owner in Pennsylvania has been accused of lending a customer car to another customer to use as a loaner.

A proposed bill in New York would outlaw MOST car option subscriptions - but the bill still needs some fine-tuning.

Police say they found 249 underage drinkers at one bar in AZ in one night; they ticketed or cited most of them and made a few arrests.

This is a direct response to Louis Rossman's suggestion that this might constitute a lemon situation. And I AGREE with him. Here is his video:

The judge's obsession with Elvis went a bit too far, with him even offering to play Elvis music when witnesses were sworn in.

Here is the AP article: And the link to the Institute for Justice:

A tow truck owner has pleaded guilty to a variety of things - all stemming from overcharging people for towing. For my personal tow truck stories, see:

The AG of Michigan has asked its Supreme Court to overturn a 1999 ruling which had gutted our Consumer Protection Act. There is also proposed legislation to fix the issue.