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Many popular court shows are on TV. How can the genre improve? How about using a three-judge panel? That's the concept of "Hot Bench," created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. After hearing each case, the judges discuss it among themselves before rendering a verdict. The show's title comes from a term describing a court action in which a judge frequently interrupts lawyers with questions.
S12, EP116 "The Cost of Comfort"
A woman says she paid her goddaughter's furniture bill only to get blocked after asking to be repaid; the goddaughter says repayment was never agreed upon and accuses her godmother of harassment and spreading vicious rumors; now it's up to the judges to decide if this was kindness or a costly misunderstanding.
S11, EP33 "Loan of Contention"
A woman says her ex's mother demanded that she make his car payments while he was hospitalized; after his discharge, he assumed the payments were gifts and says she's suing him only because he's not in their son's life.
S10, EP173 "The Niece Who Broke the Lease"
A woman says her niece refuses to take accountability time and time again, and she hopes a lawsuit over unpaid rent and a car loan will teach the young woman a lesson --- but even the judges have difficulty getting through to her.
S10, EP8 "The Drain Game"
A plumber says he did free work on a bathroom remodel because the homeowner promised him another job, but the owner pulled the plug on the second job when he was unhappy with the result.
S12, EP115 "Love It or Litigate It"
A homeowner says she paid a contractor in full but was left with sloppy, unfinished repairs, and he refused to fix his mistakes; the contractor says she kept adding extra tasks without paying extra, making the job impossible; it's a repair riddle the judges must patch up in court.
S12, EP114 "Tree Branch Blow-Out"
A homeowner says her neighbor ignored risky tree branches until they crashed onto her property, then tried to fix the damage on the cheap; the neighbor says the homeowner is a nonstop complainer who harassed her family and still owes for the tree removal; what starts with broken branches ends with a courtroom clash.
S12, EP113 "Tenant Troubles"
A landlady says her tenant smoked in a no-smoking room, damaged a door, stopped paying rent and was evicted; the tenant says she felt unsafe, was allowed to smoke and faced unfair rent hikes; watch as the judges bring justice to this heated homefront feud.
