Frivolous lawsuits waste billions of dollars in civil litigation, but they show no signs of slowing down and seem more ludicrous every year. We've all heard of the woman who sued (and won!) McDonald's after spilling coffee on her, or the burglar who sued a family after injuring himself while trying to break into their home, but these are just the tip of the iceberg. . Here are ten of the most brutal and unusual lawsuits to hit the courtroom.
05. A man is suing Michael Jordan because he looks like him
Everyone wants to be like Mike except Allen Heckard from Portland, Oregon. In 2006, Heckard sued Michael Jordan and Nike for more than $800 million, alleging that his uncanny resemblance to the NBA superstar caused defamation, permanent injury, and emotional pain and suffering. "I'm constantly being accused of looking like Michael," Heckard said, "and it's very disturbing to me." Heckard credited Nike founder Phil Knight for his role in promoting Jordan's public persona, saying he couldn't go out in public without people noting that he looked like Jordan. At just six feet tall, Heckard said people in the gym even accused him of playing basketball like Michael Jordan.
04. A man sues Budweiser for false advertising
In 1991, a man named Richard Overton filed a lawsuit against Anheiser-Busch for false advertising causing emotional distress, mental injury, and financial loss. Harris claimed that unlike what happened to the guys in his commercials, he wasn't attracted to the ladies when he drank Bud Light, nor were the beautiful women and tropical environments visible from the air, as in another Budweiser ad. time is broadcast. To add insult to injury, he said he often wakes up when he drinks beer. Overton demanded $10,000, but the case was dismissed before going to trial.
03. Man Sues Himself
In 2006, Curtis Gokey of Lodi, California filed a lawsuit after a dump truck accidentally rear-ended his car. The problem? Gokey was a city worker, a boy who drove a dump truck. Although he freely admitted that the accident was his fault, Gokey sued the city and demanded $3,600 in damages. After the city dismissed the lawsuit and argued that he could not legally sue himself, Gokey filed a new lawsuit, this time in his wife's name. A city attorney argued that this was also illegal, but Gokey's wife sued anyway and even raised the damages to $4,800, saying, "I'm not as good as my husband."
02. A surfer sues for a stolen wave
One thing all surfers hate is when someone "snakes" a wave they are in a better position to ride. A California man once took this anger to court when he sued another surfer for "stealing" a wave he believed was meant for him. The man tried to sue the wave thief, claiming he suffered "pain and suffering" because he couldn't wake up the surfer. The case was ultimately dismissed when the court said there was no way to put a price on the pain and suffering of being denied the chance to ride a monster wave.
01. Student Sues for Right to Smell Feet
Teunis Tenbrook, a philosophy student at Erasmus University Professors and other students complained that the smell was overpowering and made classes impossible, and Tenbrook was expelled from both the school and the library as a result. He sued, and after a decade of litigation, a judge ruled in 2009 that foot odor was no excuse to prevent a student from continuing his education. "In our opinion, professors and other students will just have to hold their noses and bear it," the judge said after handing down the sentence.
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