1. Lawyer Shawn Kasserman has a weird case on his hands. He’s representing Dr. Don Kalant Sr. who high fived the mascot to the Chicago basketball team, Benny the Bull. Apparently he got more than a simple slap on the hand… his arm was pulled and hyper extended, which caused Kalant’s bicep muscle to rupture. As an oral surgeon, Dr. Don wasn’t happy about this and now he’s suing the Chicago Bulls and their fuzzy mascot.

2. Dave Chappelle’s manager isn’t too pleased with him. With the help of his lawyer David S. Ratner, Mustafa Abuelhija, has filed a lawsuit against the comedian, claiming that Chappelle skipped out on their contract and owes him 10% of the profits from seasons 2-4 of the “Chappelle’s Show” and various comedy specials he did. So far Dave has nothing funny to say about this.

3. Stanford Lotwin, Howard Stern’s divorce lawyer, is now involved in another celebrity case. He represents Al Reynolds, who won’t be married to Star Jones for much longer. Lawyer and talk show host, Starlet Jones, filed for divorce and says that “several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life.”

4. In Florida on Wednesday this week, Lawyer Fred Haddad expressed to Judge Joel Lazarus that he was withdrawing from representing his client, rapper Foxy Brown, because of ”irreconcilable differences’. Brown’s new lawyer, Alvin Entin, helped her plead no contest to battery and resisting arrest at a beauty supply store. Her sentence includes; six months probation, anger management classes, community service, and the release of her new album next week.

5. Frank Joseph Colucci, who represents Victoria’s Secret, didn’t return anyone’s calls this week. Katerina Plew from Long Island is suing the lingerie company for a product she created back in 2004. She says she even approached the company wanting to offer her idea of a bra that could be worn 100 different ways. “Plew seeks unspecified damages and an order to force the company from infringing on her patent.”

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