Wishnatsky v. Huey- (Court of Appeals of North Dakota, 1998)

On board the Executor the Emperor and Vader were having a serious Sith Master/Apprentice discussion about pressing Force related issues (namely capturing that slippery Luke Skywalker), Admiral Firmus Piett wanted to inform Vader that comscan had picked up some interesting activity. Piett entered Vader's lair without knocking, and Vader instinctively used the Force to shut the doors. Piett collided into the now shut doors and fell backwards against the wall.

He sued Vader for battery, however an imperial court granted Vader summary judgment, stating that as a matter of law, it was not a battery. This was affirmed by the higher court, stating that the contact had been "momentary, indirect, and incidental," and that Vader's actions were "rude and abrupt" but would not "be offensive to a reasonable sense of personal dignity." The court basically implied that Piett was a crybaby, something that would stay with him for the rest of his life until an A-Wing crashed into the deck of the Executor. Probably because he actually was a bit of a crybaby.