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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that "boneless" wings can legally contain bones

August 15, 2024

Boneless Wings Might Not Be Actual Chicken Wings, But They Can Contain Bones. The Ohio Supreme Court has decided that "chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones". The Ohio Supreme Court issued the ruling, "rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat."

Michigan man repeatedly tells judge 'kiss my a--'

August 14, 2024

Michigan man serving jail time after repeatedly telling judge 'kiss my a--'

The six misdemeanor charges could total more than 558 days in prison. Darrell Jarrell appeared in a Washtenaw County court last Wednesday in the case of a simple misdemeanor trespassing charge.

Jarrell said, "You guys can kiss my a--."

The judge attempted to restore order despite the disgruntled defendant's outburst, warning him against further comments.

"F--- you!" Jarrell shot back.

Judge drops remaining murder charge against Michael Jackson-Bolanos

August 9, 2024

A Wayne County Circuit Court judge on Friday dropped the remaining murder charge against the suspect in the killing of prominent Detroit Jewish leader and political activist Samantha Woll.

Van Houten threw out the felony murder charge, as well as the home invasion charge, after the defense filed a motion to dismiss, arguing case precedent would forbid the prosecution from retrying the deadlocked charges.

Do Boar’s Head customers who didn’t get sick deserve a payout?

August 8, 2024

When people get seriously ill or die from eating tainted food, multi-million-dollar lawsuits by the victims are practically inevitable.

But what about people who bought the same product and either didn’t consume it or ate it but didn’t get sick? Should they get compensation too?