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A landlady says one rat does not make an infestation; one of the judges says a woman's excuses for not paying back a friend are the worst defense ever offered up in court.
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Parents sue a former day care owner for enforcing a ridiculous refund policy; an ex-childcare owner insists parents should continue to pay her, even though her day care is no longer in business.
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A dispute over damaged carnival equipment; after a dog is injured, a pet sitter defends her actions.
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Ex-roommates fight over lost wages and stolen property; a woman's plan to hide a secret loan from her wife backfires when her friend of 20 years refuses to pay her back.
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A struggling single mother is accused of defrauding a non-profit; a young couple admit to being uninsured at the time of a collision.
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Exes are unable to manage a large household and end up fighting over personal property, a vehicle and restraining orders.
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A man who says he saved a teen mother from a dangerous area sues her years later for thousands of dollars in loans; a shared living situation ends in disturbing texts and accusations of harassment.
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A caterer is accused of stealing beans and not keeping costs to a bare minimum; a young couple say bats invaded their apartment through a hole in the wall.
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Partners in a dog-breeding business sue each other for fraud, breach of contract and defamation.
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A young mother says her ex-lover chose alcohol over their relationship and punched a hole in the wall; Judge Acker is outraged at the lack of responsibility displayed when not one, but two, dog attacks occur as a result of pet owner negligence.
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A 19-year-old aspiring athlete claims his new school offered substandard classes and his property was stolen; a man claims that his fellow coach came to him begging for child support money but then refused to pay him back.
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When a used car makes an odd sound, a buyer offers a lower price; he claims the seller ran off with his money and the vehicle; a man says his "flirty friend" should pay part of their shared $800 bar tab but only after she sues him for a past loan.
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A woman suggests that her cancer-stricken mother was duped into giving away their family home.
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"Stinka" the 2-year-old is accused of causing major plumbing damage; his 7-year-old brother, a wannabe cop, tells the truth to the judges; a woman says she was unaware that a loan to her younger sister was being used to bail a bad boy out of jail.
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A deliveryman says a florist neglected to pay him for more than 100 deliveries; fans of the TV show "Supernatural" attend a convention as friends but leave as enemies.
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A married man denies flirting with his business partner's girlfriend when he proposed a plan to flip cars; two young cousins try to flatter the judges into ruling in their favor when thousands are at stake in a battle over a bad living situation.
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A man spends years in jail after brutally injuring his ex but makes light of the situation when he is once again accused of violence; a defense contractor working in Afghanistan says his former tenant stole shrubbery from him while he was abroad.
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Infidelity, bankruptcy and an unsigned confession come into play when ex-lovers fight over a loan; pit-bull owners say their pet is a victim of mistaken identity after a neighbor's terrier is viciously attacked.
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A mother of three is accused of abandoning her rental home and leaving it in shambles, but she says her landlord was negligent; a medical emergency unites estranged family members under one roof, but an unpaid phone bill tears them apart.
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A driver blacks out and crashes her friend's uninsured car into a tree, then they fight over whose food run it was; a dog breeder is accused of euthanizing a labradoodle without the pet owner's permission and is sued for emotional distress.
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A woman receives a frightening video of her jealous lover with a gun to his head after she takes off for the weekend with her friends.
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A woman says she overheard her estranged tenant discuss how he planned to kill her dog and hit her in the head with a brick; a man says his brother ghosted his entire family and continues to ignore them because he is being asked to pay back a loan.
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A man claims his intoxicated roommate taunted him and begged him to hit her, hoping the police would get involved and take him away; a mysterious accident leads to a mysteriously fraudulent money-order in an outrageous hit-and-run story.
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A young father insists that his guilty plea to domestic assault charges was the only way he could avoid jail time and be with his children.
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A pit bull viciously attacks a Labrador retriever in a bank parking lot; a woman purchases a camper trailer from a man who keeps her money and then goes to prison; his parents resell the vehicle before she can pick it up.
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A proud new homeowner learns he bought a home from someone who never owned the property; a grandmother shares a room with six others, while the grandson she raised after his mother was murdered borrows $5,000, lives large and doesn't pay her back.
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Death row inmates and unpaid wages come into play when a pastor's wife and her executive assistant fight over money; what starts as friendly hairstyling between friends ends with wild accusations about hair extensions, napping and nudity.
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A father's earlobe gets detached during a violent fight with his daughter's younger ex-boyfriend.
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A veteran with PTSD becomes accused of turning a service dog into an attack dog who bites his son, a nurse and the mailman; when a pot smoker makes light of causing a collision with a fellow motorist, a judge sets him straight.
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A woman claims her rental car was stolen from her street at the exact same moment she was calling to return it.
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A married couple becomes accused of infesting a home with fleas and not picking up after their dog; Judge DiMango examines a months-old wedding cake from newlyweds trying to prove that their decorator botched their four-tier cake order.
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A barber who flips cars has a demeanor that troubles the judges when he faces accusations of defrauding a buyer.
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A young girl used as a pawn in the violent drama that unfolds between her grandmother and mother.
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A man caring for his young cousin is accused of negligence when the boy gets rushed to the ER for stitches after an injury; a man reportedly flies into a jealous rage and vandalizes his ex's car after seeing him with another guy at a party.
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An injured dog, accusations of gun violence and credit card fraud come into play when ex-lovers fight over the destruction of property; happy trips to Mexico come to a halt when former friends fight over airline tickets and years of unpaid errands.
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After the court views a video depicting horrid living conditions, a man feels compelled to apologize to the landlord suing him; a woman's passion for bingo lies at the heart of a dispute between ex-lovers.
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A 59-year-old driver becomes accused of stalking and terrorizing a 25-year-old female client; he insists he's just trying to collect on a loan.
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A teenager says his prized 1970 Dodge Dart was abandoned in a junkyard by a hot rod mechanic who calls it a "rust bucket"; a mother of two claims a tailor botched her expensive pajamas.
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A landlord insists that she did nothing wrong when she reported her Section 8 tenant to authorities; an uninsured motorist suffers a seizure and drives into a house, then blames an unidentified reckless driver for triggering his blackout.
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A woman falls on hard financial times and hires a lawyer to help her file for bankruptcy, later discovering he's been suspended; when two motorists race to make a light at an intersection, they collide with each other then fight over who's to blame.
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A young woman accuses her ex-boyfriend's mother of texting her relentlessly over the sale of a car; a woman claims her home was uninhabitable because her landlord texted her obsessively, entered her room without permission and ate her cereal.
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Outraged when he discovers that his TV has been sold to someone else, a man refuses to take back his deposit; an unhappy bride receives only 59 out of the 1,100 photos taken on her wedding day.
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When a man doesn't receive a refund fast enough, he takes the law into his own hands and is sued for posting defamatory comments; a landlord refuses to return his tenants' security deposit because they broke his lawn-beautification rules.
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A woman is on the attack when she goes after her daughter for neglecting to repay a loan for EMT training; when lovers attempt to start a children's clothing business, it tears them apart.
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A civil conversation between two fathers quickly escalates into a brawl involving lawn chairs and a baseball bat.
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Amateur pit bull breeders fight over custody of three puppies when their litter is smaller than expected; a man's ex-fiancé is accused of holding a hoverboard ransom for unpaid rent, and tricky texts from an unsuspecting source come into play.
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A property manager claims her mother was shoved, and she was punched in the face when a disgruntled tenant came to pick up her property; after bailing her boyfriend out of jail, a woman discovers that he is married and has 10 children.
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A pet owner falls into a coma for 27 days only to awake and find that his ex-wife has taken his beloved chow chow, Boris.
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A woman burns her lease in a full moon ritual to cut the energetic cord between herself and an Irish tenant.
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Married millennials sue their landlords for prematurely cleaning their apartment and cheating them out of a security deposit; a woman tries to explain why she handed over her insurance information to another driver after claiming she never hit them.
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A woman accuses her sister-in-law of doing drugs in the backseat of her car; her sister-in-law says she was stabbed soon after.
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A man and his five teenage daughters move in with a woman who he says attacks him; she claims he owes her thousands in loans.
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A couple flee their fire-damaged home and rent from a landlord who they say charges exorbitant cleaning fees; a woman says her child was devastated when their vacation was canceled because the child's father left them with thousands in unpaid fines.
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Unwed parents accuse each other of harassment and both file restraining orders against each other, but only one is granted; a 25-year friendship that started in church dissolves in a matter of minutes when repayment of a loan ends in fisticuffs.
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New Year's partygoers dispute whether severe injuries were caused by a brutal assault or by falling down drunk out of a car.
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Unwed parents battle over restraining orders, missing property and break-ins; they are reminded to consider their child.
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Fellow school bus drivers become best friends fast then call it quits just as fast when property and photo damages come into play; a man demands payback from a neighbor, claiming he sold him a faulty jet ski.
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A dog owner says her beloved giant breed, Rizzo, jumped into the street to save her husband from being hit by a speeding car; a woman claims her work as the sidekick of an aspiring reality show star was payment enough for loans to pay her rent.
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After a physical altercation lands unwed parents in jail, they sue each other for theft and pain and suffering.
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After coming to the aid of a troubled high school student, a man sues him years later for thousands in emotional distress and parking tickets; a woman claims excessive shedding and a bald spot left her with no other choice but to sue her hairstylist.
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After suffering a devastating loss, unwed parents fight over the cost of their son's funeral and back child support; a woman rents her home to her boyfriend only to find that he has another girlfriend and a child.
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An English bulldog suffers a vicious attack when he gets too close to a neighbor's fence; an artist hired to paint a woman's beloved horse becomes disturbed by the expression in the animal's eyes and fails to complete her commission.
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Shedding tears over dog waste said to be left in an apartment when a landlord moves her tenants out and her granddaughter in; a motorcycle meant to bring two lovers closer together ends up tearing them apart.
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A woman falls hard and fast for a man she meets online only to discover that he needs her money to avoid eviction; a young mother admits that she hoped her boyfriend would be more responsible after becoming a father.
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A married preacher who runs a prayer phone line becomes accused of having an affair with a woman who comes after him for payback; camera footage of a fight in a parking lot acts as evidence against a teen accused of stalking, harassment and assault.
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Accusations of aggression made against a standard poodle destroy his future as a service dog and leave his owner suing for $5,000.
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A struggling single mother claims she was conned by a childcare provider who took money from her to set up a small business.
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After a disturbing car accident, a young man denies all charges of drug abuse, but bizarre photos on his Facebook page tell a different story; a man regrets the generous car deal he made for a friend.
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A young man falls for a woman he soon finds out is married, then she sues him for rent and moving expenses; a convenience store owner sues a contractor for failing to build him a beer cave.
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A man shoots to kill when his dog is attacked by a neighbor's two pit bulls, then he is sued for the cost of pet cremation and for emotional distress.
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A man misses his girlfriend's college graduation and uses his new girlfriend's checkbook to pay back a loan; a woman, accused of causing a collision, points the finger at the other motorist, claiming she was on a "Thelma and Louise"-style joyride.
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A young man admits that he got drunk, passed out and wet the bed while visiting friends, but he sues for damages based on his conspiracy theory.
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Heated, offensive text messages are exchanged when motorists battle over liability after a wreck; when a young man is sued for a series of unpaid loans by an ex-girlfriend, his current girlfriend hears more than she wants to.
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An accountant admits to charging a client for "hold time" during business phone calls; he accuses her of stealing $5,000 from his tax return.
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A veteran Hollywood photographer sues an entertainment marketer for neglecting to pay his fee at a celebrity awards event.
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A terrier mix is accused of dragging a neighbor's dog through a fence; accusations of excessive drug use and general weirdness divide former roommates who are fighting over a security deposit.
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A teen tells an unsuspecting buyer that his 1983 Camaro is in pristine condition, but the buyer begs to differ; to avoid stress caused by long checkout lines, a woman agrees to buy her brother's TV instead, but their transaction ends very badly.
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A jealous boyfriend gets accused of cutting up his lover's pants and posting photos of his handiwork on social media.
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A teen orders an autopsy of his hedgehog after becoming accused of causing the animal's death; former friends argue over damages to a car.
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Despite fears about losing their baby on the way to the hospital, a couple deny driving over the speed limit; a café owner says a web designer's know-it-all attitude and poor workmanship caused him to end their business relationship.
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A young man testifies that a German shepherd dog suffered a broken leg after slamming into a dresser while under the care of the pet owner's friend; a struggling single mom becomes accused of taking financial advantage of a co-worker.
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A restaurant owner says a musician released a "hurricane of chaos and disorder" when he came to perform on New Year's Eve; a dispute over unpaid loans between ex-lovers takes an abrupt turn when a woman plays an incriminating phone message.
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A man sues his mother for the value of his dog, a compound bow and a gun; after years of goodwill, a woman refuses to let her ex-boyfriend's parents see her young son.
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An elderly couple's longtime handyman accuses them of inappropriate behavior after they sue him for incomplete work; a woman says a friend used the woman's credit card to buy plane tickets to visit a sick relative.
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A luxury sports box, intense jealousy and accusations of improper behavior with a family member come into play when ex-lovers call it quits.
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A 19-year-old's courtroom behavior confirms the judges' suspicions that a young man lied to his mother about vandalism to her car; a woman with a sick child claims she was shocked to get an eviction notice after not paying rent for several months.
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A woman accused of threatening to poison a dog; a woman wants payback from her troubled sister after bailing her out of jail.
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A mother suffers a concussion after being beaten by her ex-boyfriend, while he claims she threatened to take his child away; a daughter claims her mother's cancer diagnosis and hospice care interfered with her ability to take care of parking tickets.
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A woman's death leaves her family fighting over how to spend settlement money; after she shatters her roommate's glass table while ironing, a surgical technologist blames job pressure for her questionable behavior.
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A warehouse worker is hired to create a funeral program and blames the misspelling of the deceased man's name on sloppy cursive writing; after a man loses his home in a fire, he is accused of living rent-free with his girlfriend's son.
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A breakup a week before Valentine's Day leads to accusations of kicking a car at a gas station; after a woman comments on her boyfriend's new bathroom vanity, he stops payment on the check to the plumber who installed it.
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A witness testifies on behalf of a man who claims a fellow motorist backed into him, but the defendant says there were no witnesses at the accident scene; a woman says her contractor asked her to overcharge him to get more insurance money.
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A woman accuses her former friend of moving in and causing chaos; a woman's memory goes on holiday when she's accused of skipping out on rent and destroying property.
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When she sues her daughter who was adopted as an infant, a mother insists that she treats her the same as her other children; a man accuses a fellow reverend of conning him regarding the sale of a building he wanted to convert to a church.
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A man and his fiancée claim they were driven out of their apartment by a bug infestation; the only thing former roommates have in common is the amount of money they agree is owed to each other.
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An artist sues a theater owner for breach of contract; after a vicious dog attack, a pet owner is awakened by police and claims his dogs were inside and did not maul a neighbor's dog.
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A woman dates a man she knows is seeing other people, and it doesn't end well when his personal belongings go missing; a responsible teen motorist confesses that he was at fault and offers to get a job to pay for damages to a fellow teen driver.
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A woman celebrating her 46th birthday gets left in the lurch when her private bus never shows up; a salon owner hires a recruiter to increase revenue but ends up suing her for breach of contract.
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Secondhand smoke, accusations of verbal abuse and an attempt at marriage counseling come into play when unwed parents play house.
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A family member goes after a relative for unpaid services; a woman resorts to police help to recover a truck her former friend rented.