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Dishonorable Mention

Not every case can be a True Stella Awards winner …or sometimes even a Runner-Up. The rest get Dishonorable Mentions.

054: Dead to Rights

Posted January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Dismissed, Government3 Comments

Stella Case No. 054, Originally Published: 11 June 2003

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Tags Cemetery, City, Grave, Municipal, Washington

053: Heads Up — Way Up

Posted January 8, 2021January 11, 2021 in Categories 2003, Award, Dishonorable MentionLeave a comment

Stella Case No. 053, Originally Published: 4 June 2003

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Tags New York, Work injury

052: Taking Them to the Cleaners

Posted January 8, 2021January 4, 2021 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Government, Settled3 Comments

Stella Case No. 052, Originally Published: 4 June 2003

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Tags California, Dry cleaners, PCE, Perchloroethylene, Toxic waste

049: Whiff!

Posted December 8, 2020December 17, 2020 in Categories 2003, Criminal Plaintiff, Crying ‘Rights’, Dishonorable Mention, Dismissed, SportsLeave a comment

Stella Case No. 049, Originally Published: 21 May 2003

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Tags California, Fraud, Internet, Scam

048: What Comes Around, Goes Around

Posted December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 in Categories 2003, Alcohol/Drugs, Death, Dishonorable Mention, Short, Status Unknown8 Comments

Stella Case No. 048, Originally Published: 7 May 2003

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Tags Alabama, Drunk, Mother, Pedestrian, Turnabout

047: First in Line

Posted December 6, 2020December 10, 2020 in Categories 2003, Award, Dishonorable Mention, Schools1 Comment

Stella Case No. 047, Originally Published: 7 May 2003

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Tags Backfire, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Disabled, Discrimination, Pennsylvania, Plagiarism, Valedictorian

046: Big Shot

Posted December 2, 2020December 7, 2020 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Dismissed, Foreign, ShortLeave a comment

Stella Case No. 046, Originally Published: 30 April 2003

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Tags Ammunition, Guns, Hunting, Lion, Product liability, Safari, Scotland, Shooting

045: It Couldn’t Have Happened to a Nicer Industry

Posted December 6, 2020December 3, 2020 in Categories 2003, Alcohol/Drugs, Appealed, Crying ‘Rights’, Dishonorable Mention, Government11 Comments

Stella Case No. 045, Originally Published: 30 April 2003

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Tags California, Health, Public safety, Tobacco

044: Halled into Court

Posted November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 in Categories 2003, Dishonorable Mention, Minor Defendant, Schools, Settled, Short4 Comments

Stella Case No. 044, Originally Published: 23 April 2003

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Tags Injury, Minor, New Jersey, School, Teacher

043: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted November 24, 2020November 26, 2020 in Categories 2003, Award, Dishonorable Mention4 Comments

Stella Case No. 043, Originally Published: 23 April 2003

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Tags Emotional distress, Hair, Missouri, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salon
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