SPELLING BEE SPELLS L-I-T-I-G-I-O-U-S SITUATION ON "HEAD CASES" WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, ON FOX

When Payne is sued for malpractice by the client he was representing at the time of his breakdown, he reluctantly allows Shultz to lead his counsel. A lawyer from Payne's old firm, "Hawkins & Bates," makes damaging accusations about Payne & Shultz's work. When Laurie and Jason (Shultz, too, of course) attend Ryan's elementary school spelling bee, a contestant is "wrongly" disqualified and a litigious situation surfaces. Shultz, a former spelling bee aficionado, enlists Lou to help represent the disqualified student. Meanwhile, Jason and Laurie continue to struggle to balance work and family as their new lives grow in opposite directions in the "Malpractice Makes Perfect" episode of HEAD CASES airing Wednesday, Sept. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HDC-103) (TV-14 L, S, V)

Cast: Chris O'Donnell as Jason Payne; Adam Goldberg as Shultz; Rhea Seehorn as Nicole Walker; Richard Kind as Lou Albertini; Rockmond Dunbar as Dr. Robinson; Krista Allen as Laurie and Jake Cherry as Ryan.

Guest Cast: Bruce Nozick as Frank Simon; Jack Shearer as Judge Newton; Bruce French as Daniel Gold; Melissa D. Madison as Roland's Attorney; Marcius Harris as Jerome Roland; Jennifer Der as Sarah Hsu and Fredericka Meek as Monique