The second time (and every time) as farce

Remember that Brandi Cochran lawsuit against The Price is Right? If you don't remember, I can sympathize. It's hard to keep it straight from the Lanisha Cole lawsuit or the Deborah Curling lawsuit or the Shane Sterling lawsuit or...jeez louise, I don't have time for the full flipping list.

Well, Brandi got eight million dollars from a generous jury. Except the original trial judge has now thrown the verdict out. He says he should have instructed the jury on how to turn off the lights in the jury room, or something. His decision is based on either a California supreme court ruling or a fortune cookie. He scheduled a new trial for later this year.

As you can probably tell, I don't take these legal wrangles with the complete seriousness that they no doubt deserve. Ever since Bob Barker got caught diddling one of the models - I can't even remember her name now - The Price is Right has been a lawyer magnet. It's got plenty of money, and plenty of people want some.

Maybe I should sue the show. I've got nothing better to do over the weekend.

UPDATE: Just realized that this is actually a pretty old news item, from March, 2013. But just about everything I have to say about the case remains applicable. I figure this lawsuit will last for eight more years and make several lawyers healthy, wealthy...but probably not wise.