Law Office of Chad Foster

08/19/2026

France Lets You Marry the Dead (Legally)

Tragedy struck just before their wedding day

08/19/2026

12-Year-Old's Disney+ Click Killed Wrongful Death Suit

Summary: In 2024, Disney argued that a man who sued after his wife died from an allergic reaction at a Disney Springs restaurant had waived his right to sue by agreeing to Disney+ terms of service years earlier. The arbitration clause buried in the streaming signup briefly threatened to kill his wrongful death claim.

Jeffrey J. Piccolo filed a wrongful death lawsuit after his wife, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, died after she consumed food containing allergens at a restaurant in Disney World.

08/06/2026

https://apnews.com/article/illegal-cockroaches-seized-australia-madagascar-hissing-dubia-e35889bf7910169f6bd091e34b35e029

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates.

08/06/2026

$20M Divorce Collapsed Over a $49 Toaster Oven. A couple's $20 million divorce settlement fell apart because neither side would concede ownership of a $49 toaster oven. The dispute over the appliance reportedly extended negotiations by weeks and required additional mediation sessions to resolve.

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/craziest-divorce-demands-ever-revealed-171347006.html

08/06/2026

Couple Said "I Do" at a Taco Bell Chapel. In 2017, Dan Ryckert and Bianca Monda became the first couple to legally marry inside the Taco Bell Cantina chapel on the Las Vegas Strip after winning the chain's "Love and Tacos" sweepstakes. The venue now books weddings year-round, complete with sauce packet garters and Cinnabon Delights cake.

Dan Ryckert and Bianca Monda said "I do" in Taco Bell's Las Vegas chapel

07/30/2026

Judge Flipped a Coin to Decide Child Custody

Virginia Judge James Michael Shull resolved a child custody dispute by flipping a coin in court. The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously removed him from the bench in 2007 for this and other misconduct.

https://www.foxnews.com/story/judge-removed-for-deciding-case-with-coin-toss

07/30/2026

"Octodad" Owed 11 Moms Just $1.49 Each

Knoxville, Tennessee man Desmond Hatchett fathered at least 24 children with 11 different women by age 33. Because he earned minimum wage, the state could only garnish 50% of his paycheck, leaving some mothers receiving as little as $1.49 per month in child support.

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-jun-01-la-na-nn-octodad-24-kids-not-30-20120601-story.html

07/30/2026

Woman Married 14 Men to Fund Her Gambling Habit

A Las Vegas woman named Jiaying Chen married at least 14 men between 2019 and 2024 to scam them out of over $100,000, which she spent gambling at the Wynn casino. She pleaded guilty to bigamy and obtaining money under false pretenses in Clark County District Court.

A woman has entered a plea deal over charges that she married multiple men in Las Vegas in exchange for money for her gambling habit, according to authorities.