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There are a lot of reasons why someone would need to sue a company or another person.
But then there are also a lot of stupid lawsuits that have actually made it to court.
Talk about wasting our tax dollars.
So here are the top 10 dumbest lawsuits that actually happened.
Starting this list off in at number 10 with a Man who sued a dry cleaning company for
losing his pants.
Back in 2007, a Washington Judge, Roy Pearson attempted to sue a family owned dry cleaning
business for $67 million dollars after they lost his pants.
Were your pants made entirely of diamonds and sapphires?
Just because you are knowledgeable about the law doesn’t give you the right to sue for
an insane amount of money.
Apparently, this company betrayed their promise of “guaranteed satisfaction.”
Thankfully the judge ruled in favour of the defendant.
Moving into number 9, False weather prediction.
A woman filed a lawsuit against the TV weatherman for malpractice because he predicted that
it would be a sunny day so she dressed lightly.
Well, she actually got caught in a storm, got the flu, missed four days of work and
had to pay $38 for medication.
For compensation, she sued for $1000 due to her added stress.
She also demanded an apology from the weatherman.
She ended up winning her case and I bet she’s watching her weather forecast from another
channel.
Froot loops come in at number 8.
Roy Werbal had always believed that his favourite cereals, Froot Loops and Crunch Berries contained
real fruit.
But when he found out that his beloved cereal was just made up of sugar and corn starch,
he filed a law suit in 2009 against Kellogg.
He said that if he had known that Froot Loops contained no fruit, he wouldn’t have purchased
it.
Seriously, they have an ingredients list on every box of cereal.
Maybe you should read it one day.
This law suit was just recently dismissed.
Now in at number 7, Couple got sued for using Emojis.
A couple was forced to pay more than $2000 for an apartment that they never rented because
of the several Emojis that they used.
When the couple was talking to the landlord about potentially renting the apartment that
they saw advertised online, they used several Emojis like a champagne bottle and a peace
sign.
So the landlord thought that the couple was genuinely interested so he took it off the
market.
Except they weren’t interested in actually renting the apartment, they actually backed
out.
So the landlord took them to court to get the month’s rent that he lost and he won.
So let this be a lesson, be carful what emojis you use.
Wendy’s finger makes it into number 6.
In 2005, Anna Ayala claimed that she found a 1.5 inch human finger in her Wendy’s chili.
She took this story to the media and then filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain.
Obviously Wendy’s is going to conduct a full on investigation so when they asked her
about the fingertip, she dropped her lawsuit.
Investigators soon found out that she had actually planted the finger herself.
Wendy’s filed a criminal complaint and a judge sentenced her to a lengthy prison sentence.
First of all, where did she get a finger and second of all, how dumb is that?
Number 5 we have Using too much ice.
Guys, I couldn’t even make this stuff up even if I wanted to.
One coffee addict was getting so fed up with her watered-down ice-coffees, so she decided
to sue Starbucks.
Her claim was that Starbucks was misrepresenting the amount of cold drink that a customer should
receive.
Wow, people will do anything for a quick buck.
I mean, you could always just ask the barista to make it with less ice.
Michal Jordan look-alike comes in at number 4.
You would think looking like MJ wouldn’t be such a bad thing but apparently not.
Allen Heckard filed a law suit against Michael Jordan and Nike claiming that their resemblance
caused him emotional suffering.
He was seeking $416 million from Michael Jordan and another $416 million from Nike for making
MJ into a celebrity.
He ended up dropping the suit, probably because no lawyer in their right mind would actually
defend him and take this to court.
Number 3 brings us to The lonely beer drinker.
Richard Overtun really enjoyed his beer.
Especially after he saw a Bud Light commercial where the guy was able to pick up a bunch
of women.
So, when he found that the beer was only getting him drunk and he wasn’t scoring with the
women…he got really angry.
In 1991, he decided to sue Bud Light for $10,000, claiming that he had suffered from emotional
distress and financial loss.
The case was ultimately dismissed but I mean, how ridiculous is this?
Unrestricted access to pornography slips into number 2.
Wait, what?
In 2013 an attorney from Nashville sued Apple for selling products that give him an unrestricted
access to view pornography.
Apparently, this guy doesn’t have any self-restraint.
He claims that he attempted to log onto Facebook but he “accidentally” typed in “Fuckbook.com”
yeah I’m pretty sure the a and the u are on opposite sides of the keyboard buddy.
Within a few minutes he became hooked and his new addiction ruined his marriage.
He attempted to sue them for $75,000 but he should be counter sued for being stupid.
And finally in at number 1 is Hot coffee.
Back in the 90’s, a 79-year-old woman sued McDonald’s after she spilled her hot cup
of coffee on her lap while she was leaving the drive thru.
She apparently burned her thighs, butt and groin which caused her to be hospitalized
for 8 days.
She actually had to undergo skin grafting and other medical treatments.
So, despite the fact that the cup has a warning sign and she should’ve had enough common
sense to put her hot drink in a cup holder and not between her legs, she was still able
to sue McDonald’s.
She ended up winning her case and she was awarded with $200,000 dollars in damages and
$480,000 in punitive damages.
Well there you guys have it…