
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 caregiver and a client clash over loans and an SUV sale gone wrong; one side says the vehicle was sold as-is, while the other says the car was misrepresented and riddled with issues. When help turns hostile, it's up to the judges to drive straight to the truth!

A nurse's neighbor offered to fix his car's body damage for far less money than an official body shop, but the job stretched on for months, and the nurse is dissatisfied with the quality.

A woman says she moved in to help care for her friend's family during a medical crisis only to be hit with a restraining order and forced out.

A car owner blames his mechanic for major damage to his transmission, but the mechanic says it was his racing that ruined it; the owner denies racing the car but admits to throwing a violent fit in the shop.