Frivolous lawsuits? You ain't seen nothin'

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Famspear
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Frivolous lawsuits? You ain't seen nothin'

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A news report from China gives a whole new twist on the subject of frivolous lawsuits.

Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to a new concern over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao Wei stared at him too intensely through his TV set.

[ . . . ]

Reports say the lawsuit filed by a Shanghai man involves the prime-time TV show "Tiger Mom" which debuted in May and centers on a couple's differing approach to raising their daughter. Zhao plays the big-eyed mother who relentlessly pushes her daughter's development, while the father wants his child to have more freedom.

The Legal Daily said the plaintiff was alleging Zhao's stare caused him "spiritual damage.".....
--from the Associated Press, June 9, 2015, at:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/06/09 ... n-tv-show/
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