
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.

A funeral trip turns into a bitter battle over grief and money: one woman says she paid for flights and loans out of kindness, while the other argues that the financial help came with changing terms and unexpected strings attached.

The plaintiff claims she paid her half-sibling's bail and wasn't reimbursed; the defendant denies asking for bail money.

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.

A family's pet rabbit was attacked in their backyard by two dogs whose owner says they should just buy a new rabbit instead of paying expensive vet bills; she admits her dogs were off leash but refuses to accept responsibility for the vet bills.