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"Female Forces" lawsuit is next on A&E docket
 
 
  
 
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By Eriq Gardner
 
LOS ANGELES - There's something about A&E's distinctive brand of reality TV -- voyeuristic and willing to explore touchy subjects like drug addiction, health issues and Steven Seagal -- that has made it a prime target for lawsuits.
 
The latest claim comes from a man who says he was humiliated when cops on A&E's "Female Forces" stopped his vehicle and charged him with driving with a suspended license. According to the complaint, Matt Coan says he refused to sign a release, but the show aired his arrest anyway .
 
Coan says the footage was staged, edited and sensationalized in an effort to demean him. He's suing in federal court in Chicago, claiming his civil rights were violated.
 
This isn't the first time that A&E has been caught up in a reality TV legal battle.
 
Earlier this month, a judge dismissed a lawsuit by a man who claimed A&E's "Gangland" defamed him and put his life in danger. The plaintiff was an incarcerated man who objected to the network showing a jail-house fight between him a fellow inmate. The case was tossed because there was a finding of substantial truth.
 
In May, A&E got caught up in a trial pertaining to the death of a 7-year-old girl at the hands of police during a raid. The event occurred during a taping of the show "The First 48," and family members and attorneys have suggested that the cops may have been playing to the camera crew during the fatal raid.
 
Then there's A&E's fracas with a reality production company that claims the idea for the show "Steven Seagal: Lawman" was stolen. The show is not currently in production.
 
A few years ago, a man sued over A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter" after being apprehended and held at gunpoint. It turned out later that Dog had gotten the wrong guy, but the episode was shown anyway, even though the plaintiff claimed he hadn't signed a waiver.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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