Legal History: a summary

So a few different sources have reported that La Hanson has been involved in 50 lawsuits. To be excruciatingly precise, the Superior Court of San Francisco database shows 57 distinct lawsuits since 1987 (41 as a defendant!). Now, sadly, not all of these cases have documents viewable online, but a few very juicy ones are. Knowing many lawyers (hey, who doesn't these days?), I'm familiar with how acrimonious and downright crazy civil cases can get--but some of the things Defendant Hanson tries to get away with in some of these cases boggle the mind.

So, just in time for Halloween, I'd like to start my super scary series "Tales from the Courtroom."

To start the series, a few numbers for you stats nerds:
-17 cases since 1/1/2000
-38 during the '90s
-2 (that we know of) in the '80s

These cases include:
-1 Civil Rights case (based on the American with Disabilities Act; know how the door to Luisa's on Union St has the happy little wheelchair-accessible logo on it? Yeah, it ain't accessible.)
-4 Common Counts/Open Book/Collections cases
-15 Contract/Warranty cases (incl. 6 Breach of Contract cases)
-6 Labor Judgment cases (all of which she lost)
-1 Labor Commission Appeal
-1 Landlord/Tenant - Residential case
-3 Limited Civil Appeals
-8 "Money" cases that seem to have come out of small claims court (including one, which she lost of course, brought by a legal firm! What self-respecting crazy person doesn't know that if you only pay one person, make sure it's your lawyer.)
-3 Personal Injury/Property Damage - Vehicle cases
-1 case against a family member
-11 Unlawful Detainer cases (both commercial and residential--not exactly sure what this means, but I believe it might be nonpayment of rent, or a related matter)
-and a few others...

Whew, this took a lot out of me. We'll leave the truly scary stuff for tomorrow.
Until then, my pretties.