Top 10 Stupid Lawsuits
Proof that humanity will die off, not because of war or plague or Armageddon, but because of one thing: Stupidity. THESE ARE TRUE LAWSUITS… YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP IF YOU WISH!
TOP TEN STUPID-A** LAWSUITS!
10) DUDE, THAT WAS MY CHANCE TO HANG 10…. A surfer recently sued another surfer for “taking his wave.” The case was ultimately dismissed because they were unable to put a price on “pain and suffering” endured by watching someone ride the wave that was “intended for you.”
9)DYING FOR A COKE… Sometimes, being frugal can cost you more than anticipated. While apparently trying to steal a soft drink from a vending machine in 1998, 19-year-old Kevin Mackle was rocking it dangerously. Suddenly, the weight shift was too hot to handle and the contraption fell on him. The man died following the accident. His relatives sued Coca-Cola Co., two other companies, and Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Quebec (for about $660,000 US in damages and funeral costs) alleging that the machine was not secured and bore no warning signs.
8) A COSTLY BREAK-UP A jury awarded $178,000 in damages to a woman who sued her former fiance’ for breaking their seven-week engagement. The breakdown: $93,000 for pain & suffering; $60,000 for loss of income from her legal practice, and $25,000 for psychiatric counseling expenses.
7) KILLER BIOGRAPHY A writer was sued for $60 million dollars after writing a book about a convicted Orange County serial killer. Although the inmate is on death row, he claimed that he was innocent in all 16 murders, so the characterization of him as a serial killer was false, misleading and “defamed his good name”. In addition, he claimed those falsehoods would cause him to be “shunned by society and unable to find decent employment” once he returned to private life. The case was thrown out in a record 46 seconds, but only after $30,000 in legal fees were incurred by the writer’s publisher.
6) WATER-PROOF SEATBELT This one is sad because it involves the drowning of a Honda. This drunk girl drove into Galveston Bay in Texas. Her friend got out alive but the drunk driver was too drunk to unfasten her seatbelt. So she died. So naturally, her parents sued Honda for manufacturing a seat belt that cannot be easily unbuckled by a drunk driver who is under water.
5) I PREDICT SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF STUPIDITY…. A woman in Israel is suing a TV station and its weatherman for $1,000 after he predicted a sunny day and it rained. The woman claims the forecast caused her to leave home lightly dressed. As a result, she caught the flu, missed 4 days of work, spent $38 on medication and suffered stress.
4) BEER CHICKS (not included with purchase of beer) A man sued Anheuser-Busch for $10,000. Why? False advertising. Dude claimed that unlike their beer commercials would suggest, drinking their brand of beer did not cause bikini girls to suddenly break into a volleyball game and invite him back to their hotel room. Yes, this lawsuit was actually filed in a court of law.
THE TOP 3….oooooh This is getting exciting…..
3) TURNED GAY AFTER REAR-END COLLISION A 27-year-old man from Michigan was involved in a rear-end collision. Four years later, he sued the owners of the truck that was responsible for the accident. Having suffered minor injuries, he stated that from then on, his sexual relationship with his wife deteriorated, as he was unable to maintain their sex life. He claimed that he had been so affected by the crash that his personality had been forever changed. In fact, he maintained that the accident turned him into a homosexual. He left his wife, moved in with his parents, began hanging out in gay bars, and became a fervent reader of gay literature. He won his case and was awarded $200,000, while his wife received $25,000.
2) OVERSTUFFED (with bullshit) A couple is suing Wal-Mart for injuries they claim were caused by canned goods and condiments that tumbled from an overfilled plastic grocery bag.
The bag broke when the couple, Ronald and Brenda Sager, were unloading their groceries at home. Brenda suffered “cracked and damaged toenails” and also claims to have a broken foot and ligament damage from the incident.
Brenda is suing Wal-Mart for $30,000.
Ronald also decided to get in the game, and he’s suing them for an additional $30,000 because “during Brenda’s healing process, he was deprived of her comfort and her attention.”
AND #1 is… MICHAEL J. look a like. A man’s suing Michael Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight for a combined $832 million. I almost died when I heard about this ludicrous lawsuit: “I’m constantly being accused of looking like Michael and it makes it very uncomfortable for me,” said Heckard. Heckard is suing Jordan for defamation and permanent injury and emotional pain and suffering. He’s suing Knight for defamation and permanent injury for promoting Jordan and making him one of the most recognized men in the world. “Even when I go to the gym I’m being accused of playing ball like him (Jordan), said Heckard.”
Now I have THE WORLDS SMARTEST STUPID LAWSUIT…. enjoy…
BONUS: YOUR HONOR, I BLAME MYSELF… I’ll SUE MYSELF TOO!…
An inmate filed a $5 million lawsuit against himself (he claimed that he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested) — then asked the state to pay because he has no income in jail. He said, “I want to pay myself $5 million dollars, but ask the state to pay it on my behalf since I can’t work and am a ward of the state.” The judge was not impressed by his ingenuity, and dismissed the suit as frivolous.
Well I hope you enjoyed seeing how stupid we have become. Now if you excuse me I have to sue McDonalds because their Big Macs made me fat!
April 9, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
Yes, this is freedom to the maxium,thank God for being an American however, there are idiots who use this freedom to thier benefit no matter how stupid it is.
October 14, 2015 @ 6:37 am
This neighborhood is lieartlly 1/2 mile down the street from me. I’ll tell you the whole story at the blog shoot.Wesley Chapel tried to go around the range act by banning shooting in the town except for self-defense or hunting.The neighbors were so confident that they would win that they made a huge stink about the shooting range and how terrible it is. Now they can’t sell their houses if they wanted to.
April 9, 2010 @ 11:02 am
in the name of stupidity… this is what happens when people win lawsuits because hot drinks are too hot… or fast food makes them fat. our society is so self oriented and people believe they deserve anything thy can come up with. sad. all of the offenders still on the streets because we cant afford to prosecute, and these idiots wasting legal time and attention. its sad, really
April 9, 2010 @ 10:40 am
Ladies and gentlemen, the world is coming to an end. By the way am suing Yahoo coz i spend a lot of time in that page, gosh!
April 9, 2010 @ 9:04 am
All these in the name of freedom?
April 9, 2010 @ 5:23 am
@longknife
what are u saying?
this is freedom to the maximun, can You in our country sue the goverment for not providing ur basic rights?
or the cops for brutalizing u?
Or ur Govnor for wiping a journalist in his office? and hide under imunity, pls give me a break
April 9, 2010 @ 4:31 am
@ Longknife – U could sue ur mayor or local council boss 4 letting dem walk d steets. LOL
@ Legbii – Folks in Nigeria are not even bold enuf 2 sue 4 tangible violation of rights let alone such trivialities; please!
April 9, 2010 @ 4:18 am
For real???????????????
April 9, 2010 @ 3:54 am
I think it is the shortcomings of the judicial system that they are exploring. Imagine all the frivolities and unfonded claims. They ought to be jailed. Thank God Bullshit like these dont rear their uguly heads in Nigeria.
November 10, 2015 @ 10:11 pm
I think publishers and wetbises charging the *list* price for an ebook is ridiculous. All the paper and production costs that have been saved does not equal what one should be paying for an ebook.I have not given into the mainstream (published) ebooks. I have found a lot of quality offerings so far, so many authors I would not even have heard of before had I not taken a bit of time to search. And so many of those authors would not have been given the time of day if not for self-publishing.I’ll definitely check out some of my fave mainstream authors when the prices get lowered. But until then I am enjoying all the bargain and free books I have found so far.
April 9, 2010 @ 12:17 am
The scary part is most of these people are walking the streets.And there is no way to defend yourself against them.
April 8, 2010 @ 10:37 pm
I worry about people sometimes…