
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.

The plaintiff says they were left with nothing but a wrecked vehicle and broken promises; the defendant argues that the plaintiff's witness should foot the bill, because he made the deals for the car loan and the faulty car purchase.

A woman who made a sizable investment in a CBD company years ago says she never received an investor agreement and hasn't seen a dime.

A woman bolts from her new rental after three days, saying her landlord ate her food and then snapped at her; he says it's a simple misunderstanding, and her discounted rent is non-refundable; when food fights meet flaky agreements, the judges decide who's really out to lunch.

Teens take the wheel and crash a car; one side says the vehicle was taken without permission during a sleepover, while the other says bad supervision steered the night off course.