I never turn off my phone because of what happened on Halloween night 2010, when my best friend Roy called me in a panic after a fatal motorcycle crash. The one time I powered down for software updates was the exact moment he needed a lawyer’s advice most – and by morning, his fate was already sealed.

A homeless meth addict thought he won $100,000 on a scratch-off ticket – but it was actually worth $1 million. The question that sparked a massive legal battle: when someone gives you money to buy them a lottery ticket, who owns the winning ticket?

Casual car shopping turned into a two-year battle against a $30,000 insurance scam. A favor for a stranger led me into a world of disappeared boats, shady salvage yards, and phantom repairs.