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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, EP41 "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
A hairstylist says her client refused to pay after demanding unrealistic results and resisting professional advice; the client says she only wanted twists but was pressured into damaging treatments by a stylist who kept calling for help.
S11, EP100 "Bullets & Beats"
A musician says a childhood friend did not complete payment on a car and returned the vehicle after it was shot up; the defendant says it was shot up because of the plaintiff's dangerous lifestyle.
S12, EP51 "Oh, Bail No"
A woman says she bailed out her boyfriend and got cheated on, instead of thanked; he says she's obsessed and generous.
S11, EP90 "Not Letting Subletting"
A woman says she subleased a co-worker's apartment, but when she moved in, the co-worker was still living there and showed no signs of leaving, so she moved out; each party says the other broke the contract.
S12, EP58 "Breast Intentions"
A separated couple battle over a costly cosmetic crisis; she says a heated argument left her with a ruptured implant and a contract for him to pay half the repair bill; he insists it was an accident and says she's using the fight to cash in.
S12, EP49 "Not-So-Happy Camper"
After a man dies in a crash, his mother says her former friend still owed him for a job he did; the defendant says there was no contract and that she already paid what was fair.
