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June 2010
- Woman sues wireless carrier after phone bill exposes her affair (read story) (32.27%)
- Teacher with rabbit phobia sues student for drawing one on the blackboard (read story) (40.23%)
- School safety officer sues city when fired for refusing to wear ID, which she claimed was a 'mark of the beast' (read story) (13.08%)
- Man sues dating service for providing dates who weren't 'suitable' (read story) (5.93%)
- Fearing jokes, Zoe Renault sues car company for naming car the Renault Zoe (read story) (8.49%)
May 2010
- Lawyer selling products on eBay sues customer who left negative feedback (read story) (18.02%)
- Cockfighters sue state attorney general and sheriffs claiming enforcement of ban violates their civil rights (read story) (9.03%)
- Handyman who leaned his ladder against a branch he was sawing sues employer for injuries (read story) (57.66%)
- Lawyer sues state for revoking mistakenly issued license plate that someone already owned (read story) (6.31%)
- Man shot in leg during mini-riot at festival sues police for failing to protect him (read story) (8.98%)
April 2010
- Lawyer leaves coat in airport, sues city of Houston and airline claiming they should have secured it and kept it safe (read story) (23.59%)
- Passenger sues airline after flight attendants refused to examine his privates (read story) (28.86%)
- Claiming she has single-name recognition like Madonna, Lindsay Lohan sues over commercial featuring “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay (read story) (26.68%)
- Moviegoer sues theater after armrest fell on her head while she leaned down to talk on her cellphone (read story) (6.72%)
- Woman sues after tripping in the “defective and dangerous” clown shoes she wore for Halloween (read story) (14.15%)
March 2010
- Man sues police for opening medicine bag, which he says destroyed its magical powers, during his drunk driving arrest (read story) (37.72%)
- Man denied double test time on the LSAT sues, despite failing to demonstrate his claimed ADHD is a limiting disability (read story) (4.54%)
- Former stripper sues club for $1.2 million after efforts to stop her from driving home drunk failed (read story) (31.76%)
- Man sues post office after pigeons he mailed from California to Texas died en route (read story) (12.69%)
- Sandwich shop patrons sue, claiming ads for double meat sandwiches are misleading since there’s no single portion version (read story) (13.29%)
February 2010
- Woman sues Oprah and President Bush, declaring they "implanted a camera with wire sensors into her with the intent of reincarnation." (read story) (49.77%)
- Florida inmate sues to receive Penthouse magazine in prison (read story) (9.4%)
- Anti-wireless activist sues neighbor, claiming electronics usage makes him ill (read story) (12.65%)
- Woman sues gym after injuring herself in pole-dancing class (read story) (10.44%)
- Woman sues Keanu Reaves claiming he changed results of paternity test using hypnosis (read story) (17.74%)
January 2010
- Woman trips over 'wet floor' sign, sues movie theater (read story) (6.28%)
- Woman sues restaurant for $5 million for sending her 3 text messages (read story) (16.48%)
- Convicted killer sues to receive electrolysis as part of state-funded sex change (read story) (35.1%)
- Teenager forced to clean up the house he egged sues homeowner for $100K (read story) (35.1%)
- Star Trek fan sues for $7 million over $24k in memorabilia not as unique as he assumed (read story) (7.04%)
2009 Annual Poll
- January’s winner: Woman crashes on curve, sues county claiming 10mph speed limit was inadequate warning (read story) (1.32%)
- February’s winner: Customer sues restaurant chain after toilet paper rolls from “unreasonably dangerous toilet paper dispenser” fall onto his hand (read story) (3.68%)
- March’s winner: Illegal immigrants sue rancher who stopped them on his property at gunpoint and turned them over to the Border Patrol (read story) (36.25%)
- April’s winner: Tourist sues New York club after she slipped while dancing on top of the bar (read story) (2.29%)
- May’s winner: Woman microwaves hair removal wax, spills it on herself, and sues manufacturer for "placing such dangerous products into the stream of commerce" (story) (3.06%)
- June’s winner: Inmate sues to avoid being named world's most litigious person (read story) (4.78%)
- July’s winner: Double-murderer sues to claim his victims' classic Chevy pickup (read story) (6.2%)
- August’s winner: Tourist sues hotel, claiming swimming pool got daughter pregnant (read story) (22.84%)
- September’s winner: Dolphins splash, woman sues (read story) (1.52%)
- October’s winner: Wife kills husband, sues for his pension's survivor benefits (read story) (3.15%)
- November’s winner: Neighbor sues woman for smoking in her own home (read story) (5.31%)
- December’s winner: Holocaust denier sues Auschwitz survivor, alleging memoir contains "fantastical tales" (read story) (9.6%)
December 2009
- Narcoleptic police dispatcher loses job, sues town (read story) (9.42%)
- Holocaust denier sues Auschwitz survivor, alleging memoir contains "fantastical tales" (read story) (34.09%)
- Man blames plane noise for divorce, sues airport (read story) (12.91%)
- Elderly man trips over dog, sues bar for ruining his sex life (read story) (14.44%)
- Video gamer feels alienated from real world, sues World of Warcraft and subpoenas Wynona Ryder and Depeche Mode's Martin Gore as melancholy experts (read story) (29.14%)
November 2009
- Neighbor sues woman for smoking in her own home (read story) (49.57%)
- Woman falls in artistically lit hallway, sues art museum (read story) (3.24%)
- Lawyer sues gym after "large, heavyset" woman sat on him in spinning class (read story) (16.95%)
- Disbarred lawyer sues Facebook after user's post stated he "should be smacked across the face with an Atari 2600" (read story) (14.98%)
- Man suffers "anguish" after tripping over unattended luggage, sues hotel (read story) (15.26%)
October 2009
- Wife kills husband, sues for his pension's survivor benefits (read story) (38.72%)
- Alcoholic cop with "propensity to blackout" gets fired, sues (read story) (12.93%)
- Upset customer sues bank for "1,784 billion, trillion dollars" (read story) (25.87%)
- Calories in a dish fluctuate, customers sue restaurant (read story) (14.18%)
- Thrown by horse, woman sues her date (read story) (8.3%)
September 2009
- Thief robs store, then sues it Read Story (30.4%)
- Dolphins splash, woman sues Read Story (31.05%)
- Woman hit by reckless driver sued by driver's passenger Read Story (24.9%)
- Comedian sued by mother-in-law over jokes Read Story (4.16%)
- Man sues his lawyer for getting him only $2 million Read Story (9.49%)
August 2009
- Vegan group sues to get cancer-risk label put on hot dogs Read Story (6.94%)
- Tourist sues hotel, claiming swimming pool got daughter pregnant Read Story (74.44%)
- Man sues Burning Man festival after tripping and falling into fire Read Story (4.19%)
- Man sues Apple, claiming iPod equipped to receive threats from Mafia Read Story (6.53%)
- Ex-employee sues after fired for pulling knife on coworker Read Story (7.9%)
July 2009
- Man sues for sex discrimination over ballpark's Mother's Day giveaway Read Story (16.08%)
- Double-murderer sues to claim victims' classic Chevy pickup Read Story (44.46%)
- Promotional giveaway ends in lawsuit when food runs out Read Story (4.87%)
- Ostracized after admitting steroid use, Jose Canseco sues Read Story (3.57%)
- Singer Katy Perry sues Katie Perry to stop Katie from using her own name Read Story (31.02%)
June 2009
- Inmate sues to avoid being named world's most litigious person Read Story (43.54%)
- Kenyan man sues women's groups over sex boycott Read Story (7.99%)
- Law school student sues after being expelled for failing classes Read Story (37.41%)
- Personal injury lawyer hit with lawsuit when law firm's chair collapses under client Read Story (11.06%)
May 2009
- After a Tennessee woman gave a cheeseburger to a homeless man outside a restaurant, he shouted, threw the burger at her, and said he just wanted money. She called him an "ungrateful bastard," and he subsequently attacked her. She is now suing the restaurant and a neighboring liquor store for providing "an environment to crime." Read Story (24.97%)
- While handling wax she had microwaved herself, a woman suffered burns because it had boiled over its container. She is now suing the wax's manufacturer for "placing such dangerous products into the stream of commerce." Read Story (47.5%)
- Claiming that shooting t-shirt projectiles is an "abnormally dangerous activity," a man is suing the Chicago White Sox claiming he suffered a back injury when fans tussled over a free t-shirt fired into the stands. Read Story (3.67%)
- A 78-year-old woman removed from a senior center because she "used abusive language and engaged in physically threatening conduct" is now suing to be readmitted, claiming that the center's code of conduct is vague and overly broad. Read Story (3.01%)
- An 8-year-old boy rushed to get ice cream and knocked down a teacher's aide, who subsequently sued him. Read Story (17.98%)
- After the Brooklyn Philharmonic orchestra abruptly cut short the performance of his magnum opus allegedly in order to avoid paying musicians overtime, the composer sued. Read Story (2.87%)
April 2009
- An Irish tourist who visits clubs weekly sued the owners of a New York establishment after she slipped while dancing on top of the bar. Read Story (33.99%)
- A student has filed a $1 million lawsuit against US Airways after his Xbox video game console allegedly disappeared from his luggage during a flight. Read Story (19.93%)
- A fired salesman sued his former employer, claiming that he had been fired for lacking a "flat belly." Read Story (4.65%)
- A woman who was "distracted by the displays of jewelry and shoes exhibited in the entrance of the store" has sued the store after she tripped over the threshold. Read Story (18.42%)
- A gambler who lost $125,000 in a single night sued the casino, even though he'd never taken advantage of programs that allow compulsive gamblers to have themselves banned from casinos. Read Story (23.01%)
March 2009
- A man who was knocked on the head and neck by a bathroom stall door has sued the store he was in for failing to ensure that the lock on the stall door was functioning properly. Read Story (1.87%)
- A Florida woman who claims Disney World's "Tower of Terror" ride helps relieve her chronic pain has sued the theme park for limiting her to four rides per visit. Read Story (2.44%)
- Sixteen illegal immigrants have sued an Arizona rancher for violating their civil rights after he stopped them at gunpoint and turned them over to the Border Patrol when they were crossing his property on the U.S.-Mexico border. Read Story (76.41%)
- An "occasional" golfer has sued a golf course for failing to warn about the course's yardage-markers after his ball bounced off one on the 11th hole and struck him in the right eye. Read Story (19.28%)
February 2009
- Claiming he had applied to be a food server rather than a "Hooters Girl," a man has sued Hooters for gender discrimination when they wouldn't hire him. Read Story (17.99%)
- Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has sued his real estate agents for selling him a house that wasn't conducive to throwing parties because it was smaller than advertised and located on a street with parking restrictions. Read Story (14.81%)
- A New York doctor who claims his wife cheated on him has sued her for $1.5 million or the return of the kidney he gave her. Read Story (20.63%)
- An 88-year-old woman has sued her neighbors for tossing footballs, Frisbees and other play objects onto her property and entering her yard to retrieve them. Read Story (12.17%)
- A West Virginia man has sued a restaurant chain after the cover of its "unreasonably dangerous toilet paper dispenser" popped open and oversize rolls of toilet paper fell on his right hand, "seriously" injuring it. Read Story (34.4%)
January 2009
- Insisting she should have been named homecoming queen because she raised the most donations, a 46-year-old woman sued her university while declaring "I am not a sore loser." Read Story (29.56%)
- When a man became violent with his wife after drinking large quantities of Burgundy wine on a flight, the couple sued the airline that served him. Read Story (12.32%)
- Claiming that casino managers knew he was a gambling addict and intentionally targeted him, an Australian gambler is suing the casino where he lost $909 million. Read Story (8.87%)
- After crashing her Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a 135-degree hairpin curve, a woman has sued the county, claiming that the 10 mph speed limit, 90-degree arrow, and directional chevrons throughout the curve were inadequate warnings. Read Story (35.96%)
- Ticketed by a red-light camera, an attorney filed a class action lawsuit against the city of New Orleans, declaring that the cameras "deprive us of our constitutional rights." Read Story (13.29%)
November 2008
- The city of Detroit employee who sued the city, saying her co-worker's perfume caused her to have difficulty breathing and made it impossible for her to work. Read Story (9.28%)
- By denying an appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a decision that those "functionally disabled by obesity" get two seats for one fare. Read Story (21.97%)
- Accusing several corporations of brain-wave control, satanic rituals and witchcraft, a man has filed a lawsuit seeking $2 billion in damages. Read Story (34.18%)
- After a student was suspended for admittedly hacking into a school computer, he and his parents sued the school to overturn his suspension. Read Story (11.43%)
- After a man left his cell phone behind at a fast food restaurant and nude photos of his wife found their way to the internet, he and his wife sued the restaurant for suffering, embarrassment, and the cost of moving to a new home. Read Story (23.14%)
