We are pleased to announce the Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012 from votes cast throughout the year by visitors to FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org. The lawsuits were selected from those featured in the website’s monthly polls for 2012.
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012 are:
When a customer asked to be seated in a particular section of a Bob Evan’s restaurant, the hostess refused and called him an idiot. The customer, unsatisfied by the manager’s apology or an offer of a free meal, is now suing for compensatory and punitive damages.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a company that does not own the funeral home the plaintiffs intended to sue or the cemetery they should have sued.
Town builds sand dune. Sand dune protects home from Superstorm Sandy. Homeowners sue town because sand dune blocks their ocean view?
The family of a teen runaway who was killed when he snuck into the wheel well of a departing passenger jet is now suing the airline, the airport, and the city of Charlotte, claiming the boy’s death is a result of their negligence.
A Buffalo Bills fan who signed up to receive between three and five text updates per week is suing the team after receiving six texts in one week and seven in another (although the fan decided not to unsubscribe and is still receiving regular updates from the Bills).
Lawyers that negotiated a class action settlement against Classmates.com will collect $800,000 in fees, while each of the class members that submitted a claim form will get less than $4 each.
A girl who was allegedly chased a year ago through an Alton, IL haunted house with a loud motor driven chainsaw is suing the American Legion Post 126 and the City of Alton. The lawsuit, seeking $50,000, claims the girl tripped while running from the chainsaw in a dimly lit hallway.
Why is suspected burglar Samuel Cutrufelli, age 31, suing 90-year-old Jay Leone? Because Leone shot Cutrufelli in the jaw after he broke into Leon’s house. The lawsuit claims Leone caused the suspected burglar “bodily harm, financial hardship and the loss of his marriage.”
A school district with a policy of not hiring ex-convicts is being sued by one who applied for a job as a master electrician. The rejected applicant, who was convicted on drug charges 28 years ago, calls the district’s policy discriminatory.
Officials in Yuba City, CA have agreed to pay $15,000 to a serial plaintiff who has been targeting small business owners with frivolous litigation. The agreement, believed to be the first of its kind in the state, means the plaintiff can no longer bring ADA suits within city limits.
A motorcyclist who collided with a panther on a highway is suing the state of Florida, claiming that a wildlife warning system failed to alert him of the cat. The suit claims the system, which was set up to test whether it could reduce collisions between panthers and vehicles, failed due to blocked sensors and incorrect installation.
A California man who bought a $73,000 glass pool table and then ruined it by using regular billiard balls is suing the manufacturer, claiming that the instructions to use special balls were essentially “hidden” within the user’s manual.
A 12-year-old that says he knows the dangers of playing on train tracks still sued when he was injured while jumping on a moving train – and won a $6.5 million verdict. The verdict was upheld by an appellate court, but was recently overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court.
A lawyer who slapped his opposing counsel in the face during a heated deposition sued the man he slapped, claiming he was slandered and assaulted when a chunk of saliva accidently landed on him.
A class action settlement will give certain customers of Bed Bath & Beyond coupons for 15% off for 180 days – despite ubiquitous 20% coupons for the rest of the world.
A group of prisoners in New York are suing the department of corrections, alleging that the department doesn’t provide dental floss to inmates. The suit, which seeks $500 million in damages, claims that other prisons sell “inmate-friendly” floss. According to the Journal News, “The National Commission on Correctional Health Care, an accreditation organization that sets standards on inmate care, said dental floss can pose security problems. Inmates can use it to attack other prisoners, while some have used it in escape attempts by trying to saw through jail bars.”
A class action lawsuit claims that Maybelline’s Super Stay makeup doesn’t last as long as advertised. “You eat breakfast,” says one plaintiff, “and there goes your lipstick.”
A jury has awarded $7.2 million to a Denver man who claimed that he developed respiratory problems from inhaling the artificial butter smell of his microwave popcorn.
After four years of litigation, a Michigan jury has dismissed an inmate’s lawsuit alleging that his dental problems were the prison’s fault. The jury took just one day to return the verdict after learning that the inmate only had five of his original 32 teeth when he was first incarcerated.
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