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Hershey’s sweets hit sour notes with these lawsuits

Hershey’s, purveyor of some of the finest chocolates and candies, brings goodness to the world. The only times they don’t are when they’re fighting a lawsuit or filing one against an imitator. Some of these suits are pretty serious, while others involve the unauthorized use of a Las Vegas street entertainer’s image for a chocolate syrup ad.

Child custody battles that prove parents fighting over their children is not always in the children’s best interest

While the best of marriages is what most couples dream of when they tie the knot, stories of nasty, drawn-out divorces ought to be considered as child abuse when you factor in how brutal custody battles can be on the children involved.

Lawyers are often depicted in popular media as heartless moneygrubbers, but we at Buckingham, LaGrandeur & Williams do have hearts that bleed and break for the youngsters who are caught in the middle of their parents’ fights.

Questionable moments of PETA fighting for animal rights

Who doesn’t appreciate animal rights activists? They fight for the rights of fur babies who can’t do it on their own. But in the case of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), some people are on the fence.

We are a nation of pet lovers, so any form of cruelty to animals sends us to a blood-boiling rage.

‘Can I sue an app?’ and other questions you’re probably afraid to ask

We use mobile apps for practically everything so it’s no surprise that some of them have caused all sorts of troubles, especially legal ones. But we’re not going to lie -- suing an app developer is rife with complications. If you decide to sue an app, you may want to ask the following questions:

Who do I sue?
Where do I sue?
What did I agree to when I downloaded and started using the app?

There are also those who have had to ask more specific questions about the problematic usage of certain apps.

3 Gyms that took a serious beating from strange lawsuits

‘Don’t get injured’ is rarely on top of anyone’s list of fitness goals. Injuries are relatively common when exercising, but some are worse than others. Some are so bad that they result in weighty lawsuits, such as:

When a personal trainer makes a trainee undergo a highly intense workout session that results in hospitalization
When an exercise equipment permanently injures a gym goer rather than whipping him or her into shape

But if you thought gyms are only sued for physical injuries due to negligence, you’re not flexing your imagination hard enough.