Episode 39: Frolic and a Detour
Sometimes the wine is smooth. Sometimes the law is clean.
This week on Wine by the Case, neither shows up.
In Episode 39: Frolic and a Detour, Alexis and Chris crack open a 2021 Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel from Lodi, California—a bottle so jammy and prune-forward that Alexis taps out at the first sniff. But the wine is just the warm-up.
The real discomfort? The legal questions.
The episode dives headfirst into rising throat cancer rates, the role of HPV, and whether intimate encounters years ago can form the basis of a lawsuit today. Can someone claim a bar-bathroom hookup caused an STD that later led to cancer? Short answer: people try. Long answer: causation, proof, consent, and timing make these cases brutally hard—and usually only worth pursuing if you’ve got serious money.
Then things get very Florida.
A packing-house employee, a he shed/she shed situation, an STD, and a workers’ compensation claim collide in one of the strangest cases you’ll hear all year. Alexis and Chris break down why “frolic and a detour” didn’t save the employer, and how old-school legal doctrines struggle to keep up with modern workplace realities and off-the-clock behavior.
Along the way, they unpack:
Why defamation and STD lawsuits tend to favor the wealthy
How knowledge and disclosure affect liability
Where personal risk ends and legal responsibility begins
Why your “private” decisions might not stay private in court
If you like your legal analysis smart, unfiltered, and paired with wine that fights back, this episode is for you.
🍷 Wine Featured: Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel 2021 (Lodi, CA) – $16.99 | Buy it Here
🎧 Watch & Listen: https://youtu.be/U-zSYUnfQCA?si=MyeY7hQDRCtMFTW6