Why Can't We Be Frends?


      Pepsico used War's 1975 song, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" in its Pepsi Max commercials without permission, the band claims in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Publishing


     The Penguin Group claims sportswriter Adrian Wojnarowski failed to deliver a book about the late North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano. It wants back the $140,000 it paid from his $400,000 advance, in Manhattan Federal Court.

Pet Poop Robot


     Lexington Insurance claims Automated Pet Care Products' "Litter Robot" started a house fire that cost the insurer $325,000, in New Orleans Federal Court.

Botox

     A woman claims injections of Allergan's Botox gave her autoimmune encephalitis, in Chesterfield County Court, Va.

Inside Trading

     Stephen Goldfield, a hedge fund manager, made $14 million trading on inside information about AstraZaneca's acquisition of MedImmune, and his co-defendant James W. Self Jr., a pharmaceutical executive, gave him the illegal tips, the SEC claims in Philadelphia Federal Court.

Snake Oil

     Boiron USA claims its "Children's Coldcalm" pellets will provide relief from colds and sore throats, but "the product is nothing more than a sugar tablet," a class action claims in Orange County Court, Calif.

Employment

     A woman claims St. Vincent New Hope, which provides services for disabled people, violated her civil rights by firing her because she refused to drive a client to the Church of the Nazarene, whose beliefs and practices made her "uncomfortable." She sued in Indianapolis Federal Court.

Dunk Tank

     A woman claims Twister Display's and Delta Manufacturing's ED2 dunk tank dropped her into the water every time anyone threw a ball at all at her employer's "team building" exercise, dunking her 40 times, and the seat collapsed each time she grabbed it, giving her serious injuries that required surgery, in Tulsa County Court.

Penis Drug


     Vianda LLC and CVS Caremark sell "Enzyte" for "natural male enhancement," at $40 a pack, without warning it can cause heart arrhythmia and sudden death, a class action claims in Orange County Court, Calif.

VW Class Action

     Volkswagen falsely advertises that its Jettas come with "standard hands-free Bluetooth mobile connectivity calling systems," a class action claims in Los Angeles Federal Court. The class claims the system actually requires costly rewiring.

Indian Law

      The Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa sued the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, demanding tribal recognition, in Minneapolis Federal Court.

Movies

     Andrew Surabian claims Daniel Adams, Fish Weir Filmworks, and Cape Filmworks owe him $320,000 for loans and work on the movie, "The Lightkeepers," in Worcester County Court, Mass.