This lawsuit is so amazingly frivolous that it almost makes the whole Twitter thing interesting again - I kind of hope this starts a trend. Amanda Bonnen (who up until she canceled her Twitter account had 20 followers) is reportedly being sued by Horizon Realty for “maliciously and wrongfully” publishing a tweet that may have damaged the company's reputation. Check out the offending tweet.

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1. Twitter Lawsuit: Tenant sued by landlord for tweeting about apartment
2. Tweet about apartment mold draws lawsuit
3. 140 ways to leave your landlord: Chicago’s first Twitter-based lawsuit anything but frivolous
4. Tweet leads to defamation lawsuit against Amanda Bonnen

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A woman in California sued PepsiCo because she was led to believe that Cap'n Crunch contained actual crunchberries. The U.S. District Court judge had to inform her of the sad truth before dismissing the case. Next thing you know they'll be saying that there is no such thing as “Booberries” and that Coco Puffs don't actually cause people to go “Coo Coo.”

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1. The Actual Court Documents for the Case
2. The Original Story

BUSINESS BUZZ: Not sure if you have a case? A new website will help you sue. Part lawyer referral service, part lawsuit evaluator, WhoCanISue.com will tell you if you’ve got a likely legal claim and pair you with a lawyer. It debuts in September, though the site’s founder is trying to sign up lawyers starting today at the American Bar Association meeting in New York.

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1. “I Am Rich” Taken Down
2. Or You Could Just As Easily Look Up Your Local Bar Association
3. WhoCanISue.com - The Legal Process Made Easy
4. See Also: SueEasy
5. Similar Idea: LegalMatch
6. 2008 Annual Meeting, New York (American Bar Association)

TECH BUZZ: A judge orders Google to turn over its user histories to Viacom in their on-going lawsuit. Every record of every video ever watched — listed by username and IP address — is in Google’s 12 tera-byte file. We’ll finally get to know who’s been clicking on those YouTube porn hack videos .

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1. Google Is Ratting You Out to Viacom
2. Viacom Is Trying To Prove Their Videos Are More Popular Than User-Generated Stuff
3. Your YouTube Obsession Will Be Exposed
4. Viacom’s Use of the Info Will Be Restricted
5. Watch Out, Viacom Will Be Coming For You Next
6. “Porn could sink Youtube in Viacom case”